8 ways employees can use their flexible spending accounts before 2012

A 2010 survey from Save Smart, Spend Healthy found that nearly 80% of household decision makers had trouble identifying expenses they could purchase with a health care FSA. There may be a number of items employees need to buy or have already purchased that are eligible for reimbursement. Circulate a list of health care and dependent eligible expenses.

If employees were directed by their doctors to use over-the-counter medications this year to treat an illness or for wellness purposes, they can be reimbursed for these expenses through the FSA as long as they have a prescription from their doctor.