I went to the dentist last month for a root canal and had to pay out of 
pocket for the costs and I was reimbursed later on, but not the full amount 
of the cost. I have an account, Expenses:Medical:Dental, which I usually 
charge against. The idea behind this account is that at the end of the year 
it should tell me my out of pocket expenses which I can claim on my income 
taxes.

Here is what I did to track the transactions:

; inital transactions at the dentist - full amount on credit card 
2019-04-12 * "Dentist" "Root Canal"
    Expenses:Medical:Dental 1500.00 CAD ; I was billed this amount by the 
dentist
    Liabilities:CreditCard

; reimbursement from insurance
2019-04-16 * "Insurance" "Medical Expense reimbursement for Root Canal"
    Income:Company:Medical -1000.00 CAD ; This is what I was reimbursed
    Assets:Chequing

; apply reimbursement to credit card
2019-04-19 * "Credit Card" "Medical Expense reimbursement for Root Canal"
    Liabilities:CreditCard 1000.00 CAD
    Assets:Chequing

; apply the reimbursement amount to the Expenses:Medical:Dental so that it 
accurately tracks unimbursed costs 
2019-04-19 * "Dentist" "Root Canal"
     Income:Other:PartialReimburse 1000.00 CAD 
     Expenses:Medical:Dental

I am not sure that it is done correctly, but when I check the balanes of 
the Expenses:Medical:Dental account it is correct. Any advice would be 
great.

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