Deciding which benefits to sign up for at work can be confusing. Insurance itself can be complicated enough, and if you have the option of a health care reimbursement account, you might be completely lost! Here is a guide to help you decide which account is…

Opening your eyes when you wake up in the morning, you don’t think about all the things going on that contribute to your ability to see. The American Optometric Association (AOA) explains how our eyes work: First, light reflects off of an object, entering…

What do reading, writing, and arithmetic have to do with your reimbursement account? You may not know that you can use the funds you’ve been squirreling away in your Health Savings Account (HSA) or Health Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA) to cover some of…

September is Healthy Aging Month. No matter what your age, it's easy to take care of your eyes to avoid vision loss! By simply having a comprehensive dilated eye exam, your eye care professional can identify eye diseases in early stages, hopefully before any…

Confused by vision insurance terms? Use this glossary to learn some of the common vision terminology that you might come across. Anti-Reflective Coating - A common lens coating that allows more light to pass through, eliminating reflections from the surface…

It's been a few years since any large changes were made by the IRS to reimbursement accounts. Change may be on the horizon again. Several bills made their way through the House Ways and Means Committee in early July, and passed in the House on July 25. If…

Do you, your spouse or dependents expect to go to the doctor this year? Do you wear contact lenses or glasses? Do you pay for prescriptions regularly? Have you ever bought Band-Aids? If you answered yes to any of those questions, a Health Care FSA might be…

Nearly 80% of children's learning comes through the eyes, so it's important that any vision problems are corrected early. Children should first be seen by an eye doctor at around 6 months of age, at 3 years old, before first grade, and then yearly, depending…

Eye exams can help catch eye diseases early - increasing your chances of maintaining good eye health for all stages of life. How often should you get an eye exam? Age Frequency* Birth-24 months At 6 months of age 2-5…

With open enrollment behind us, few people think much about their Health Savings Account (HSA) during the summer. But now is a great time to take a fresh look at which expenses your account can cover. You can use an HSA to pay for many of your summer…