Healthcare FSA
A healthcare FSA (Flexible Spending Account) is an IRS tax-favored account you can use to pay for your eligible medical expenses not covered by your insurance or any other plan. These funds are set aside from your salary before taxes are deducted, allowing you to pay your eligible expenses tax free. A partial list of these eligible expenses can be found on this page.
Minimum Annual Deposit:
$10 per pay period ($260 per year)
Maximum Annual Deposit:
$5,000 (including a $50.96 annual administrative fee)
Partial List of Medically Necessary Eligible Expenses
Acupuncture
Ambulance service
Birth control pills and devices
Chiropractic care
Contact lenses (corrective)
Dental fees
Diagnostic tests/health screening
Doctors' fees
Drug addiction/ alcoholism treatment
Drugs
Experimental medical treatment
Eyeglasses (corrective)
Guide dogs
Hearing aids & exams
Injections and Vaccinations
In vitro fertilization
Nursing services
Optometrist fees
Orthodontic treatment
Over-the-counter items
Prescription drugs to alleviate nicotine withdrawal symptoms
Smoking cessation pgm/treatments
Surgery
Transportation for medical care
Weight-loss programs/meetings
Wheelchairs
X-rays
Note: Budget conservatively. No reimbursement or refund of Healthcare FSA funds is available for services that do not occur within your plan year.
* IRS-qualifi ed expenses are subject to federal regulatory change at any time during a tax year. Certain other substantiation requirements and restrictions may apply, and will be supplied to you following enrollment.
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