I am US resident green card holder. Mom does not have a US insurance or any traveller insurance will not cover any preexisting condition. The treatment is going to cost over $50,000.
2007-03-31 02:51:35 · 6 answers · asked by AT 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
Worst case I will bear the expenses for her treatment but looking for reducing the cost or at least be able to get tax deduction on it. I know for those who spend on parent care (us citizen parent) can take certain deductions under their tax returns. What if the parent happens to be a non US person of US citizen or permananent resident?
2007-03-31 03:13:53 · update #1
The only way that you'll be able to claim a tax deduction for her medical care is if she is your legal dependent for tax purposes. Since she is not a US citizen, national or resident, the only way that you'd be able to do that is if she's a Citizen or resident of Canada or Mexico. You would also have to provide more than half of her support and she could have no more than $3,300 in gross income from all sources.
As far as getting reduced rates for medical care, you'd have to negotiate that with the hospital and the physician(s) involved. This might be easier than you think, though. Most hospital care covered by insurance is billed out at far higher rates than the insurance companies will ever pay. The same goes for physician's billings.
The discounts offered to insurance companies range from 40% to 80% if my medical bills are anything close to typical. One of the reasons that they get these fat discounts is that the bills are paid fairly quickly. If you offer to pay her bills in advance and in cash you may well be able to slash that cost to less than half of the $50,000 quoted and maybe much lower than even half.
My son broke his ankle last year. He had no medical insurance. The bill came to over $2,200 for the treatment. I suggested that he try to negotiate the bill down with the hospital. They settled for less than $400, the same amount that they would have received from most insurance companies. The doctor, who had billed nearly $900, settled for $100 even.
2007-03-31 04:00:36 · answer #1 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The government has cracked down on providing services to illegal aliens. If your Mom is not illegal, she can file for medicaid, or medicare. She may not be accepted for either of these programs, but it is worth a try. Also, most hospitals that receive federal funding, have a system of indigent care, called the Hill Burton Act, where they have to give away a certain amount of care to indigent persons. Contact your local hospitals, and see if your Mom qualifies, or what suggestions they may have. Some states are better than others in this reqard, many do provide care to aliens. God Bless, Martha S.
2007-03-31 02:59:40 · answer #2 · answered by Martha S 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-12-03 01:55:51 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your mom is not a permanent resident she has no chance of getting medicare or medicaid. If she is here visiting you and has an emergency hospitals are obliged to offer emergency care no matter what. Do not expect them to cover anything more than stabilizing her condition. If this is a planned surgery, I do not see how she can get the treatment without paying for it.
2007-03-31 03:06:36 · answer #4 · answered by skip 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This is a stretch. If you can find a way to legally claim your mom as a dependant on your tax return (that means that she must be in the country legally), you may be able to deduct her medical expenses.
2007-03-31 03:30:21 · answer #5 · answered by Steve 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The United States is an evil country, remember? Go to Cuba if you want the best medical care.
See how dumb that sounds lefties?
2007-03-31 02:56:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋