WASHINGTON — You’ve heard of the proposal “No Tax on Tips,” followed by “No Tax on Overtime.” Now one Republican senator wants to expand the concept: no taxes on certain medical expenses.

“Why not no taxes on health care?” Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., told reporters on Tuesday. “I mean, just allow people to deduct all of their health care expenses that are paid out of pocket. That would be hugely helpful, and move that above the line.”

Hawley officially began pitching the idea on Wednesday, which would allow taxpayers to deduct up to $25,000 in personal medical expenses as well as additional deductions for out-of-pocket premiums. Specific details on the plan, such as how to pay for those deductions, have not yet been hashed out.

But Hawley told Politico he had already pitched the idea to

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