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FSA eligible expenses — what purchases count?

Business Management Daily

Flexible Spending Accounts allow employees to set aside pre-tax dollars from their paycheck to use for medical or dependent care expenses. These funds are placed in an FSA account that employees can use to pay for eligible expenses. Copays, co-insurance, and deductibles for medical care. Medical Marijuana.

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Executive benefit reimbursement plans

Higginbotham

In the simplest terms, a medical expense reimbursement plan refunds employees for covered medical costs. For example: In an individual coverage health reimbursement arrangement, the health reimbursement arrangement is offered in place of a group health plan, allowing employees to purchase a health plan on their own.

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FSA receipt requirements: What you need to document

Business Management Daily

Flexible spending accounts (FSAs) are employer-established accounts that allow you to put aside pre-tax dollars from your paycheck into a special account to be used for eligible health or dependent care expenses. This means that employees do not have to wait to use their health FSA funds. Healthcare FSA receipt requirements.

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HDHPs can cover more preventive services

Business Management Daily

IRS: Due to cost barriers, employees who’ve been diagnosed with certain chronic conditions forgo care, which, in turn, only exacerbates their medical conditions. And those dollar amounts may discourage employees from signing on. Employees with HDHPs more engaged in their care. 2020 adjustments for group health plans set.

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Do you need to make benefit changes because of COVID-19?

Benefit Resource Inc.

For employees with an HSA, Dependent Care FSA, and/or commuter plan, there may be the opportunity to make changes to their accounts. Changes to Medical FSAs are currently not permitted). Here are the main updates employees should know about. Even apart from COVID-19, HSAs are fairly flexible when it comes to making changes.

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Help Employees Understand the HSA Value Proposition

Corporate Synergies

High deductible health plans (HDHPs) are on the rise as a growing number of employers turn to consumer-directed health plans to try to curb costs—the portion of employees enrolled in HDHPs rose from 26.3% Encourage employees to contribute the maximum to their HSA: $3,450 for individuals; $6,900 for families. in 2011 to 39.3%

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Benefits for One, Benefits for All: Understanding Lifestyle Spending Accounts

HR Digest

If you’re unfamiliar with the concept of a lifestyle spending account you’re not alone in your confusion. A Health Spending Account (HSA) might be a more familiar concept to you—a workplace benefit account that helps you out with healthcare expenses by drawing from reserves that build up over time.