My company is doing open enrollment again for next year (for more info on what to choose in open enrollment, see previous posts). I’m not going to make any changes except I have to re-enroll for flexible spending account (FSA).
If you use flexible spending account, you should be familiar with the use-it-or-lose-it rule. If [...]
Here are some interesting articles for this week.
IRS making sure your rebate gets spent (Marketplace, audio) - This April Fool’s story fooled me. It gave me a good laugh.
Iceland’s Biggest Banks Targeted by ‘Unscrupulous’ Speculators (Bloomberg) - Iceland banks under attack. You can’t blame the attackers if your banks borrowed four times of your country’s [...]
As if I don’t have enough cards in my wallet, the vendor for my employer’s health care Flexible Spending Account (FSA) sent me a MasterCard debit card. I’m supposed to use it for items eligible for reimbursement from the FSA.
The pitch from the FSA vendor is that I won’t have to file reimbursement claims [...]
Last Friday, I happened to pick up a copy of the Wall Street Journal somebody left on the train. There was an intriguing article on the front page — How U.S. Health System Can Fail Even the Insured. There’s also an online video for the same story.
It’s a long story but the story line is familiar. A [...]
