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To: RKBA Democrat

If the money rolled over into the next year, it might be a good idea. You forfeit whatever money (your own money) you have left in it at the end of the year. At least thats the case with my company’s plan.


5 posted on 11/10/2008 6:23:49 PM PST by tazman3
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To: tazman3

Are you sure? Ours changed a year or 2 ago...the rules relaxed. If it hasn’t changed, then of course, you have to be careful making the election amount, but it’s still worth it.


8 posted on 11/10/2008 6:27:25 PM PST by Molly Pitcher (We are Americans...the sons and daughters of liberty...*.from FReeper the Real fifi*))
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To: tazman3
If the money rolled over into the next year, it might be a good idea. You forfeit whatever money (your own money) you have left in it at the end of the year. At least thats the case with my company’s plan.

Congress refuses to amend the law to permit FSA funds to be carried over into the following year. The concern seems to be that people might eventually have enough money saved that --gasp-- they won't need health insurance. We can't have people just paying for their own medical expenses out of pocket. /sarc

9 posted on 11/10/2008 6:28:43 PM PST by JHL (Ps 118:8-9)
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That is true - FSAs do not roll over; however, they they do help in covering some or all of your deductible. Although, this year our deductible will quadruple.

I think what they're getting back to is the old style Major medical plan - utilizing HSAs.

19 posted on 11/10/2008 6:55:58 PM PST by Florida native
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I think we lose unspent monies as well, which is why I try to figure out what I’m going to spend and keep my contribution just a little under that. I’m on medications that I refill once a month, so I’m about 90% sure of what I’ll spend from year to year on co-pays. Anything extra, we’re allowed to spend on over the counter meds, etc., so it works out.


24 posted on 11/10/2008 10:08:34 PM PST by radiohead (Buy ammo, get your kids out of government schools, pray for the Republic.)
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To: tazman3
If the money rolled over into the next year, it might be a good idea. You forfeit whatever money (your own money) you have left in it at the end of the year. At least thats the case with my company’s plan.

Those are IRS rules and apply to everyone, but since the government steals so much of our money post-tax, I figured we only have to use half of it to break even. We can do that just with our prescription co-payments.

26 posted on 11/11/2008 5:40:56 AM PST by nina0113 (Hugh Akston is my hero.)
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