Of those, just about 10 million taxpayers, or 7% of all taxpayers, claimed the medical expenses deduction.

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That might explain why, of those who itemized their deductions in 2009, neither of those income groups topped the list of those claiming the medical expenses deduction.

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The law raises the floor for the deduction of medical expenses, from 7.5 percent of income to 10 percent.

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