Archive for the 'Insurance' Category

How Much Should You Put Into Flexible Spending Account (FSA)?

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 [...]

TFB’s Stumbles: Week Ending April 4, 2008

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 [...]

My Flexible Spending Account Sent Me a Debit Card

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 [...]

What To Do If Your Health Insurance Says Your Treatment Is Not Covered

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 [...]