HSAs / Flex Spending Accounts May Help With Healthcare Costs

Sandra Block writes in the USA Today (11/16) Your Money column, “In 2011, the average premium for employer-provided health insurance will increase nearly 9%, according to Aon Hewitt,” which “estimates that the average worker’s contribution to the premium will rise 12.4% to $2,209. The average worker’s out-of-pocket costs, such as co-payments, co-insurance and deductibles, will [...]

November 16th, 2010 | Category: Insurance | Comments are closed

Medical flexible spending accounts cover vision-related expenses.

In the Boston Globe‘s (9/9) Managing Your Money column, Cheryl Costa wrote that medical flexible spending accounts (FSAs) cover “eligible healthcare expenses,” such as “office visit co-payments and glasses/contact lenses.” In addition, FSAs cover “Braille books and magazines, guide dogs for the blind,” and “laser eye surgery,” which is often not covered [...]

February 12th, 2009 | Category: Insurance | Comments are closed