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Love Your FSA/HSA: 6 Reasons to Embrace Your Benefits
“All you need is love …” We’ve all heard that before, but is it really true? Fact is, being in a loving relationship provides all sorts of health benefits. From less depression and substance abuse,
Continue readingTips for Reducing Medical Costs for Healthcare Consumers
The cost of healthcare may be a sizable portion of person’s or families’ annual expenses. In 2020, workers paid an average of $5,588 toward the cost of their coverage. Therefore, it is
Continue readingLPFSA Tips: A Benefits Account Made to Help You Smile
When you have a Health Savings Account, you can also sign up for a Limited Purpose Flexible Spending Account (LPFSA). Having both accounts is a great way to save even more on taxes and cover those
Continue readingHSA Contributions: Five Things You May Not Know
Every year, Health Savings Account (HSA) owners have to figure out how they’ll fund their accounts. If the HSA is through their employer, they can make pre-tax contributions each pay period. But
Continue readingFSA FAQs: ‘When Can I Sign Up for an FSA?’ and Other Questions
With the average American household spending $5,000 per person in healthcare expenses each year, it’s no surprise that Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) are so popular. According to the Bureau
Continue readingCommuter Benefits Accounts – Tax Relief, Reimbursements, Qualified Expenses, and More!
Commuting to and from work can be quite costly. While most people don’t give a lot of thought to the costs of commuting as they do to health or child care, it can add up. Between daily tickets
Continue readingFSA vs HRA vs HSA: A Comparison with Chart
Healthcare benefits accounts can be confusing. On first glance, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs), and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) look very similar. However,
Continue readingGeneration Z: Why an HDHP with HSA makes sense
Generation Z – you’re young, you’re healthy, and you’re starting to make your presence felt in the workplace. But during benefits enrollment, you may feel overwhelmed. Don’t worry, because
Continue readingHRA Overview
Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) Overview An HRA is an employer-sponsored benefit account funded ONLY by the employer. These accounts help employees pay for qualified healthcare expenses.
Continue readingBuilding Your HSA: Growth and Investing Tips
Attention, Health Savings Account (HSA) owners! Growing your HSA may seem challenging, but it’s possible. Check out these tips for building your HSA from the ground up. What is an HSA? For people
Continue readingICHRA and EBHRA: New Employee Healthcare Benefit Accounts
In June 2019, the IRS announced two new employee healthcare benefit accounts: the Individual Coverage HRA (ICHRA) and the Excepted Benefit HRA (EBHRA). This is pretty big news for businesses and employees!
Continue readingHSA FAQ: What Happens to My HSA When I Die?
As enrollment in high deductible health plans grows, so does the number of people with a Health Savings Account (HSA). HSAs are great for saving money on taxes and healthcare expenses. Plus, the HSA
Continue readingMore Online Retailers Accept Benefits Cards
Amazon.com accepts pre-tax healthcare benefits cards as a form of payment. The giant online retailer joins other companies, like FSAStore.com, HSAStore.com, and Walgreens, (among others) as online
Continue readingYour Mental Health Matters – Fighting Stigmas and Getting Treatment
Mental health is such an important topic that it has an awareness month in May, and an awareness day in October. There continues to be a lot of stigma around mental health, but according to National
Continue readingHeart health: Heart disease risk factors and ways you can get healthier
Every 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,
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 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
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