You can also take early withdrawals from traditional and Roth IRAs to pay for unreimbursed medical expenses. (valuepenguin.com)
For example, you may be able to avoid the penalty if you're withdrawing money from your IRA early to pay for unreimbursed medical expenses, purchase a first home or pay qualified education expenses. (traditionalira.com)
Examples of these expenses include unreimbursed employee expenses such as job travel, union dues, and job education. (wisemoneytips.com)