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Eligible Health or Health-related Expenses
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Examples of eligible expenses include deductibles, co-insurance, co-pays, dental, vision care, and prescription drugs.
Over-the-Counter Medications: Recently, the IRS ruled that most over-the-counter medications, such as pain relievers and antacids, are also eligible for reimbursement through FSAs and HRAs. For a list of examples, click here.
The following are additional types of expenses that may be reimbursed from your FSA or HRA. This list is not comprehensive and is subject to change. If you have any questions regarding expense eligibility, please don't hesitate to contact us.
Please remember: Expenses (including over-the-counter medications) must be medically necessary to be eligible for reimbursement.
- Acupuncture
- Ambulance hire
- Artificial limbs/Prosthesis
- Birth control pills
- Birth prevention surgery
- Braces
- Braille-books and magazines
- Chiropractor
- Co-pay
- Crutches
- Deductibles
- Dental fees
- Dentures
- Diabetic supplies
- Diagnostic fees
- Elective surgery (not cosmetic)
- Fee of practical nurse
- Handicapped persons special school
- Hearing devices and batteries
- Home improvements motivated by medical consideration
- Hospital charges
- Insulin
- Laboratory fees
- Massage therapy
- Medical monitoring and testing devises
- Mental health costs
- Naturopathic doctor (not their prescriptions or supplies)
- Obstetrical expenses
- Orthodontia
- Orthopedic shoes
- Over-the-counter medications
- Oxygen
- Physician fees
- Prescribed medicine (all drugs or biologicals must be available by medical prescription only)
- Psychiatric care and psychologist fees
- Removal of lead base paint for children with lead poisoning
- Routine physical and other non-diagnostic services and treatments
- Seeing-eye dog and its upkeep
- Special deaf communication equipment
- Special education for the blind
- Surgical fees
- Therapeutic care for drug and alcohol treatment
- Therapy treatments
- Transportation expenses primarily for rendition of medical service (e.g., railroad fare to hospital or to recuperation home, cab fare in obstetrical cases, mileage for medical reasons)
- Vision care (eyeglasses, contact lenses and their upkeep, prescription sunglasses, non-prescription reading glasses, laser eye surgery and examination fees)
- Wheelchair
- Wigs
- X-rays
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