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Marilyn, age 38, is employed as an architect. For calendar year 2018, she had AGI of $204,000 and paid the following medical expenses:
Medical insurance premiums $ 7,800
Doctor bills for Peter and Esther (Marilyn’s parents) 7,300
Doctor and dentist bills for Marilyn 11,100
Prescription medicines for Marilyn 750
Nonprescription insulin for Marilyn 950
Peter and Esther would qualify as Marilyn’s dependents except that they file a joint return. Marilyn’s medical insurance policy does not cover them. Marilyn filed a claim for reimbursement of $6,000 of her own expenses with her insurance company in December 2018 and received the reimbursement in January 2019. What is Marilyn’s maximum allowable medical expense deduction for 2018?