
Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
Discover how you can use your Flexible Spending Account or Health Spending Account to pay for your LASIK surgery at LasikPlus.
Flexible Spending Accounts
A Flexible Spending Account (FSA) is an employer-sponsored benefit that allows you to deduct a percentage of your paycheck and use that money to pay for eligible medical expenses on a pre-tax basis. It’s a good option for employees who expect to incur medical expenses that won’t be reimbursed by regular health insurance plans.
Laser vision correction is an eligible FSA expense under IRS guidelines. Depending on your tax bracket, using an FSA to pay for your laser eye surgery could save you significantly. To find out more, and to learn if your company offers FSAs, speak with your company’s human resources or benefits manager.
It will be important to decide how much of your salary you want deducted from each paycheck — this money is exempt from federal, state and social security taxes. This money will be deposited in your Health Care FSA. Most companies allow you to spend the money any time during the year, even when it has not fully accumulated in your account. We suggest you schedule your FREE LASIK Eye Exam to help determine how much money to allocate to your FSA. FSA funds that are not used get forfeited at the end of the year, so it is important to plan appropriately.
Health Savings Accounts
A Health Savings Account (HSA) is a tax-deferred, interest-bearing savings account used to pay for unreimbursed heath care expenses. Unlike Flexible Spending Accounts, HSAs roll over and accumulate year after year if not spent.
Many patients use their HSAs to cover the cost of laser vision correction. To find out more, or to learn if your company offers HSAs, speak with your company’s human resources or benefits manager.
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