Don't let your health savings dollars go to waste!

Health Care Plans Cover Eye Care. Too More and more employers are offering their employees the option of directing their health care spending with Flexible Spending Account Plans (FSA), “Cafeteria” Benefit Plans or Health Savings Accounts (HSA). Savvy plan participants are directing that spending towards eye care. Most participants know they can use their plan dollars for eye examinations, eyeglasses and contact lenses, but there are many more ways to apply those dollars towards eye care. For example, plan participants can use their accounts to pay for prescription medications for eye conditions such as dry eye syndrome, contact lens care solution, corneal molding lenses, or even laser vision surgery,. We can evaluate your needs and if corrective surgery is something being considered, we can get that process started so you can have the surgery before year’s end. These slots do fill up quickly at the surgery center, so please call us today. These plans may also be used to extend the benefits of a patient’s vision plan. A patient who is covered by a separate vision plan, can use flex dollars for the co-payment on a covered eye health examination. If their vision plan provides one pair of eyeglasses, the patient can use plan dollars to pay for a second pair, prescription sunglasses, or special computer glasses. Contact lenses just for occasional use may be an exciting option that otherwise wouldn’t have been considered. Some plans have a deadline by which the employee must use the dollars in their account or forfeit them. Contact lens patients who face such a deadline may consider purchasing an annual supply of lenses with their remaining plan dollars. It is always recommended that contact lens wearers have a good back up pair of glasses too. The key is to definitely take advantage of the “use it or lose it” feature of your Flex Savings Plan and USE IT! Drs. Monica Allison and Carrie Hall practice at Stone Oak Vision Source located at 19202 Stone Oak Parkway Ste 106 and are a member of Vision Source, the nation’s number one network of private practice optometrists. Founded in 1991, The Vision Source network includes more than 1,500 offices in all 50 states. Feel free to call or come by to take advantage of your Flex-spending dollars today. Our phone number is 495-9020, or visit us on the web www.visionsource-stoneoak.com