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What are the "qualified medical expenses" that are eligible for tax-free distributions?

Qualified medical expenses are expenses paid by the accountholder for diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease. Examples of these expenses are prescription drugs, transportation to care providers, qualified long-term care expenses, and certain health insurance premiums. Such expenses are "qualified medical expenses" only if they are ineligible for insurance or any other type of coverage. For more information, visit www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p502.pdf.