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What is a Summary Plan Description?
If you receive healthcare benefits from your employer, you should be given access to a Summary Plan Description (SPD). Your SPD provides essential details about your company’s benefits plan and
Continue readingFSAs, Status Changes, and Contributions
Here’s another of my famous jokes for you. Change is inevitable – except from vending machines. HA! 🙂 One of the possibly inevitable changes you may be facing in your own life is in
Continue readingSleep Relief and Your Benefits
What do you get when you eat cookies in bed? Crumby sleep! Get it, crummy sleep? That joke may or may not be funny, but what’s definitely not funny is when you do get crummy sleep. Getting enough
Continue readingManaging Stress with Benefit Accounts
A lot of people I talk to are dealing with stress. Long-term stress is unhealthy, of course, and thinking about that may stress you even more – but never fear, the Captain’s here! Let’s discuss
Continue readingWorkplace Eye Health
March is Workplace Eye Wellness Month, so “Eye’d” (HA!) like to talk with you about eye care. Due to the time spent in front of computer screens and the risk of injuries from hazards
Continue readingMid-Year Status Changes and HSA Contribution Limits
Hey! Did you hear the one about the notebook that married a pencil? She finally found her Mr. Write! 🙂 (Honestly, I crack myself up!) If you are an HSA account owner and incur a life event that
Continue readingFSA Deadlines: Is Time Running Out?
I don’t know about you, but I get plenty of exercise – by jumping to conclusions, pushing my luck, and dodging deadlines! HA! All kidding aside, if you have a Flexible Spending Account (FSA),
Continue readingThe Commuting Conundrum
Which baseball player has the shortest commute? The catcher – because he only works from home! HA! 🙂 Like baseball catchers, some of us have our workplace at home. Others have to commute to work,
Continue readingBenefits Account Ownership and Portability
Here’s another one of my funny Dad jokes for you. Why did I quit my job at a coffee shop? Because I couldn’t take the daily grind. Get it…grinding coffee. Ha ha ha. Today though I want
Continue readingTop 5 COBRA Need-to-Knows
We can all count on ten things. What are they, you ask? Your fingers…haha! I crack myself up. But – on to the serious focus of my blog today. Unfortunately, something you can’t necessarily
Continue readingFinancial Resolutions for the New Year
Why is money called “dough”? Because we all “knead” it! Just a little superhero humor! But seriously, money is no laughing matter. Right now, people are thinking about their
Continue readingFSAs for Creative Christmas Stockings
Hey everybody! What do you call a bankrupt Santa???? Why, Saint “Nickel-less,” of course! 😆 With just a few days before the end of the year, Flexible Spending Account (FSA) owners who
Continue readingHearing Loss: Types, Treatments, and Your Benefit Accounts
Hearing loss is a complicated condition with various types and degrees. It can affect everyone, from infants to the elderly, and can be highly challenging to quality of life. Although commercial hearing
Continue readingFSAs for Healthcare and Dependent Care
Did you know there are three types of employer-sponsored Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)? Each has its purpose, but all three allow users to pay no tax on funds set aside for necessary expenses. The
Continue reading2023 IRS Limits for FSA, Transit, Adoption Assistance
The IRS just published new benefit limits for 2023. You’ll be able to save even more on your taxes with these accounts next year because limits are increasing. You can read the legalese in IRS Revenue
Continue readingCDH Benefits Make Halloween Less Scary
Lots of people love Halloween, and Betty and I love to see the kids in their favorite superhero costumes! (Hint, hint!) People show their spirit by decorating houses and lawns, carving pumpkins, and dressing
Continue readingCan I have an HRA and HSA simultaneously?
As consumer-directed healthcare (CDH) accounts become more popular, people want to know how to make them work best. I’m often asked if someone can simultaneously have an HRA and an HSA. The answer
Continue readingHow to Become a Better Healthcare Consumer
What is the difference between a patient and a healthcare consumer? Many consider the terms synonymous, but there are some distinct differences. Primarily, a patient receives care, but a healthcare consumer
Continue readingDo I have the allergies, the flu, or COVID?
Many people look forward to the cooler weather, sights, smells, and activity that fall brings. But the season also sparks certain allergies, marks the start of flu season, and is likely to see another
Continue readingBack to School and Your Benefits Accounts
Every parent knows how expensive the back-to-school period can be. In addition to clothing and school supplies, there are eye exams, updated eyeglass and contacts prescriptions, sports physicals, dental
Continue readingWhat’s an ICHRA? What’s a QSEHRA? Curious Minds Want to Know!
Only about 50% of Americans receive group health insurance through their employer, according to 2019 U.S. Census data. Some employers who don’t provide group health insurance to all (or any) employees
Continue readingFSA Accounts: Make Them Work for You
A Flexible Spending Account, or FSA, is a great way to save on taxes and set aside money for health and childcare expenses. The basics of FSA accounts are pretty simple. Each payday, you set aside
Continue readingTop 5 Reasons You Need a Benefits Debit Card
Does your company sponsor Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs), Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) or Transit/Commuter benefit accounts? If they do, they may offer you
Continue readingFour Great Benefits for Working Parents
Many working parents find themselves struggling to make ends meet. As living costs rise, employers are looking for ways to help by offering additional benefit options. Let’s review four great benefit
Continue readingHSA Funding, Withdrawals, and Penalties
For people enrolled in a high deductible healthcare plan (HDHP), you either own a Health Savings Account (HSA) or hopefully are considering one. HSAs provide participants with several significant
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