Spend Your Medical Flex Dollars by May 31; HRA Dollars Will Remain If Continuing Employment

If you have a medical flex spending plan or an HRA, you may have just received a statement in the mail showing you have some money to spend before the end of the plan year (May 31) or you will lose it. 

Although your HRA statement shows that you must also spend all of your HRA dollars, this is incorrect. If you are continuing employment with Heartland AEA in a full-time position for the 2013-14 plan year, any unused dollars in your HRA will roll over and be available to you next year. 
Below is a partial list of qualified expenses you can be reimbursed for under either the medical flex spending plan or the HRA. 

• Bandages & first aid supplies 
• Birth control products 
• Blood pressure kits 
• Canes and walkers 
• Contact lenses 
• Contact lens solution 
• Denture products 
• Diabetes testing supplies 
• Durable medical equipment 
• Hearing aid batteries 
• Heating pads 
• Hot, cold & steam packs 
• Incontinence products 
• Insulin 
• Lasik eye surgery 
• Nebulizers 
• Orthopedic aids 
• Pregnancy and fertility kits 
• Splints, supports & braces
• Thermometers 
• Wheelchairs and Accessories 
• Medical or dental office visits 
• Dental - costs of covered dental procedures, e.g, crowns, root canals, fillings, orthodontia, etc. (Cosmetic procedures such as teeth whitening are NOT eligible expenses) 
• Medical - cost of covered medical procedures (Cosmetic procedures such as plastic surgery are NOT eligible expenses) 
• Eye glasses or prescription sunglasses Prescription drugs 

Claim forms for the Medical Flex Spending and HRA accounts are on the Intranet>Benefits> and either Medical/Dependent Care Flex OR Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA). 

Under Health Care Reform, parents can now submit claims for reimbursement under their Medical Flex Spending plan for their children up to the age of 27. 

If you have questions about qualified expenses or for which dependents you may submit claims, contact Kabel Business Services at (515) 224-9400 or (800) 300-9691.