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VIDEO: Captain Contributor Explains Preparing for Enrollment
Questions About Enrolling in Your Benefits A lot of people don’t fully understand their benefits package, and blindly make important healthcare choices. This year, challenge yourself to
Continue readingVIDEO: Captain Contributor Explains How FSAs Work
Understanding How FSAs Work 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 an FSA are pretty simple.
Continue readingVIDEO: Captain Contributor Explains Tax Savings
Tax Savings You can save 30% or more on healthcare expenses due to the tax advantages from an FSA, HSA, or HRA, but do you know what the differences in these benefit accounts? Which one is
Continue readingVIDEO: Captain Contributor Explains Planning for Healthcare Expenses
Planning for Healthcare Expenses Budgeting for future expenses can be hard. After all, you never know when something unexpected will land you in the emergency room. But there are a few important
Continue readingVIDEO: Captain Contributor Explains FSAs
"Flexible Spending Accounts are employer-sponsored accounts that enable participants to set aside money from each paycheck, before taxes, to help pay for IRS-approved, out-of-pocket medical
Continue readingVIDEO: Captain Contributor Explains HSAs
"An HSA is a tax-advantaged benefit account for people enrolled in a high-deductible health plan (HDHP). Account owners make pre-tax contributions each payday in order to pay for IRS-approved
Continue readingVIDEO: Betty the Benefactress Explains COBRA
"COBRA allows employees to keep their healthcare coverage under their employer’s group plan after they experience a qualifying event that would result in loss of coverage such as job
Continue readingVIDEO: Captain Contributor Explains Dependent Care Assistance Plans
"A Dependent Care Assistance Plan is an employer-sponsored benefit account that helps pay for the care of a qualified dependent. Each pay period, the employee makes a pre-tax contribution
Continue readingVIDEO: Captain Contributor Explains Transit Accounts
"Transit accounts (aka Commuter plans) are an employer-sponsored fringe benefit where employees can use set-aside money to help cover the cost of commuter expenses. If you travel to and
Continue readingVIDEO: Captain Contributor Explains Benefits Debit Cards
"Benefits debit cards can link to any employer benefit account and enable employees to access their funds in FSAs, HSAs, HRAs, Dependent Care Assistance Plans and Transit Accounts." Watch
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