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More Online Retailers Accept Healthcare Benefits Cards
Earlier this year, Amazon.com announced it will now accept pre-tax healthcare benefits cards as a form of payment. The giant online retailer joins other companies, like FSAStore.com, HSAStore.com, and
Continue readingYour Mental Health Matters – Fighting Stigmas and Getting Treatment
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, making it a great time to talk about this sensitive subject (October 10 is World Mental Health Day). There is a lot of stigma around mental health, but according
Continue readingMaximize Your FSA with Your FSA Debit Card
It’s no secret – using a debit (or credit) card is super convenient. You can use them just about anywhere and for just about anything. Grocery stores, pharmacies, gas stations, clothing shops, doctors’
Continue readingWhat is a Summary Plan Description?
If you receive healthcare benefits from your employer, you should have access to a Summary Plan Description (SPD). In a nutshell, the SPD provides important details about your company’s benefits
Continue readingGet Your Zzzz’s: Sleep, Wellness and Your Benefits Accounts
Is this the stuff of nightmares? 25 percent of adults in the U.S. report poor sleep health. While it may not seem scary on the surface, a lack of good sleep can be detrimental to your overall health and
Continue readingHeart health: Heart disease risk factors and ways you can get healthier
February is American Heart Month, which is pretty convenient with Valentine’s Day falling right in the middle. With that in mind, I have researched some facts about heart disease, risk factors, and
Continue readingFSA: Use it or Lose it, Carryover, Grace Period and Run Out
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) – if you signed up for one, chances are you’ve heard a few terms that you may or may not be familiar with. FSAs are great tools for helping you save money
Continue readingChanging Health Insurance Coverage and Your HSA
Health Savings Accounts offer a slew of excellent benefits for account owners. In addition to the triple tax savings of tax-free contributions, tax-free withdrawals for eligible expenses, and tax-free
Continue readingFSA Deadlines You Need to Know
If you used a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) last year, there are some FSA deadlines you need to know about. While the end of the plan year has passed for most people, you may still have the option to
Continue reading7 Ways to Spend Use-It-or-Lose-It FSA Dollars
There are just a couple of weeks left before the year ends! If you still have money in your Flexible Spending Account (FSA), now is a good time to put the remaining balance to work for you so you don’t
Continue readingHSA and FSA Contribution Limits for 2019
Attention – there is good news for employer-sponsored benefit accounts in 2019! The IRS has raised the annual contribution limits for Health Savings Accounts, Flexible Spending Accounts, and Commuter
Continue readingCOBRA Overview
COBRA Insurance - An Overview COBRA coverage allows employees to keep their healthcare coverage under their employer’s group plan after they have a qualifying event that would result in
Continue readingTax-Free Talk, Enrollment Season Podcast, Ep. 3
Tax-Free Talk is a special benefits enrollment season podcast featuring host, Kathy Claimant. In this third installment of Tax-Free Talk, an enrollment season podcast, benefits superhero Captain Contributor
Continue readingTax-Free Talk, Enrollment Season Podcast, Ep. 2
Tax-Free Talk is a special benefits enrollment season podcast featuring host, Kathy Claimant. In this second edition of the Tax-Free Talk enrollment season podcast, Kathy Claimant follows benefits superhero
Continue readingTransit Overview
Transit / Commuter Accounts Overview The costs of traveling to-and-from work can add up quickly! With a Transit (aka Commuter) account, sponsored by your employer, you can set aside money
Continue readingTax-Free Talk, Enrollment Season Podcast, Ep. 1
Tax-Free Talk is a special benefits enrollment season podcast featuring host, Kathy Claimant. In this funny, informative and engaging serial, Kathy Claimant hosts benefits superhero Captain Contributor.
Continue readingBenefits Debit Card Overview
Benefits Debit Card Overview If you have a Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Health Savings Account (HSA), Transit/Commuter account (or other benefit account), you may be able to sign up for
Continue readingNew Video: HSAs and the Menacing Meteor
Just released for the 2018 enrollment season, Captain Contributor and Betty the Benefactress are back again in a new video about Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)! In this exciting new adventure – HSAs
Continue readingHSA Overview
HSA (Health Savings Account) Overview An HSA is a healthcare benefit account for people enrolled in a high-deductible health plan (HDHP). Each payday, account owners put money into their
Continue readingDCAP Overview
Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP) – A Quick Overview Do you have small children or an adult dependent who lives with you? If you answered yes, a DCAP account (Dependent Care Assistance
Continue readingShould I sign up for a Flexible Spending Account?
For many working Americans, open enrollment season is coming up soon. The open enrollment period is when you have the opportunity to evaluate and sign up for insurance and other benefits, through your
Continue readingFSA Overview
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) - An Overview A Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) lets employees put aside money each pay day to pay for healthcare costs. The money put into the account
Continue readingHeading Back to School with your Healthcare Benefits Account
For many kids across the country, school is getting ready to start up again (if it already hasn’t). In addition to pens, pencils, binders, new clothes and new shoes, there are some healthcare needs that
Continue readingNew Video: Captain Contributor and the FSA Pastry Problem
Just released for 2018, Captain Contributor and Betty the Benefactress are back again in a new video about Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)! In this exciting new adventure, the city is under siege and
Continue readingUnderstanding How Changing from Individual to Family Coverage Affects Your HSA Contributions
If your status changes during the plan year, it can affect how much you can contribute to your Health Savings Account (HSA) for that year. Learn how a person’s HSA contribution limits can change due
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