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<blockquote data-quote="DontThrowPackages" data-source="post: 1048029" data-attributes="member: 42215"><p>"The Health Care Spending Account (HCSA) allows you to set aside money from your paycheck on a pre-tax basis to pay for eligible health care expenses not covered by your health plan. You may contribute a maximum of <strong>$2,500</strong> per year to the HCSA. The minimum contribution to the HCSA is <strong>$250</strong>. Participation in the HCSA is optional and requires an annual election.</p><p><strong>Important:</strong></p><p><strong>Be sure to estimate your expenses carefully as any unused contributions left in your HCSA after the deadline for requesting reimbursement will be forfeited (see the HCSA "Use It or Lose It" rule)</strong>.</p><p></p><p>For information regarding eligible expenses, click here. <strong>Note:</strong> Your payroll deductions for Medical, Dental and/or Vision coverage are not reimbursable expenses under the HCSA and should not be included in your calculation of your annual contribution amount.."</p><p> Basically if I take out 250 dollars a month to place in this account and at the end of the year, if I'm lucky enough not to have gotten sick, the insurance company keeps my 3,000.00? Why wouldn't I just set aside the money on my own? Whats the up side to this program? I avoid tax on that money I planned for medical expenses? " Use it or Lose it", WOW! Thank you, may I have another.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DontThrowPackages, post: 1048029, member: 42215"] "The Health Care Spending Account (HCSA) allows you to set aside money from your paycheck on a pre-tax basis to pay for eligible health care expenses not covered by your health plan. You may contribute a maximum of [B]$2,500[/B] per year to the HCSA. The minimum contribution to the HCSA is [B]$250[/B]. Participation in the HCSA is optional and requires an annual election. [B]Important:[/B] [B]Be sure to estimate your expenses carefully as any unused contributions left in your HCSA after the deadline for requesting reimbursement will be forfeited (see the HCSA "Use It or Lose It" rule)[/B]. For information regarding eligible expenses, click here. [B]Note:[/B] Your payroll deductions for Medical, Dental and/or Vision coverage are not reimbursable expenses under the HCSA and should not be included in your calculation of your annual contribution amount.." Basically if I take out 250 dollars a month to place in this account and at the end of the year, if I'm lucky enough not to have gotten sick, the insurance company keeps my 3,000.00? Why wouldn't I just set aside the money on my own? Whats the up side to this program? I avoid tax on that money I planned for medical expenses? " Use it or Lose it", WOW! Thank you, may I have another. [/QUOTE]
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