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Friday 27 December 2013

The Health Care Flexible Spending Account is a voluntary program designed by the Internal Revenue Services (IRS). This tax-free account facilitates you to make essential health care spending that are not covered, or are partially covered, by your medical, dental and vision insurance plans.

All District employees may be a part of this program even if you are not entitled for health care coverage under any District-sponsored plan. All you have to do is decide to put aside a part of your payroll into your FSA on a pre-tax basis. The money is then taken from your paycheck-before Federal & State income taxes FICA taxes are deducted-- in equal amounts over the plan year.

All expenses must be qualified medical, vision, pharmacy or dental benefit expenses, as defined in Section 213(d) of the Internal Revenue Code. After you have expenses that fall under the FSA, you submit claims (reimbursement requests) to ASIFlex by filling the UniAccount FSA Claim Form with proof of your expenses, such as a receipt or an Explanation of Benefits statement.

FSA takes care of health care expenses incurred by you and the dependents you claim on your federal income tax return. In the case of dependent care expenses, your taxpayer identification or social security number is required to request tax-free withdrawals from your FSA to compensate yourself for these expenses.

There is no need to wait until the money is in your Health Care FSA to file for reimbursement. As long as the total claims for the year do not go over your yearly decided amount, your eligible claim will be processed.

The compassionate health care providers at Vista Eye Specialists remind you that the FSA procedure requires that you submit valid claims before the end of the claims run out period. Any unclaimed remaining funds will be forfeited to your employer. The election you make in one plan year does not automatically carry-over to the next plan year so it is important to re-enroll during each Open Enrollment period.

FSA dollars are "use-it-or-lose-it" funds thus, Vista Eye Specialists encourage you to estimate what you want to direct to your spending account and use your unused funds for eye care at Vista Eye Specialists.

Vista Eye
Specialists—focusing on your total eye health- realize that the advantage of availing this convenient and easy Health Care FSA is that it lets you save from 25% to 40% on the cost of eligible expenses you are already incurring. This is the reason Vista Eye exhort our patients to opt for Health Care FSA. However, we advise that to get the most out of your FSA, you should review the list of eligible expenses, review your medical expenses from last year and note down any further eligible expenses you expect to incur in the coming plan year. It is also wise to include some money to cover your deductible expenditures and prudently estimate your cost for each of these FSA eligible expenses.

Vista Eye
Specialists continue to remain your leading and compassionate eye health care providers. Contact us for further details on Health Care FSA on 888-393-5264.

Tuesday 24 December 2013

The Holiday Season is here and Christmas shopping has reached a feverish pitch. The most ardent hunt is for toys for kids and parents run around trying to buy their kids coveted items.

Toys provide much needed visual stimulation and age-appropriate toys stimulate children’s visual development, develop hand-eye coordination and help them understand spatial relationships.

However, the experts at Vista Eye, under the Board Certified Ophthalmologist Binoy R.Jani, M.D., suggest that you take another look at your Christmas toyshopping list and see whether the toys you plan to buy are safe for your child’s eyes.

According to the Consumer Products and Safety Commission, there are over 230,000 toy-related injuries in the U.S. annually, where more than 45% of injuries are to the head and face.

Vista Eye Specialists exhort that when purchasing toys you must pay special attention to the age or developmental recommendations on toys and take out time to explain to your child how the toys are properly used.

In the holiday season, with celebrations in full swing, young children are at higher risk for injuring their eyes with toys due to less adult supervision. Vista Eye Specialists, who focus on your total eye care, suggest that you avoid toys that have parts that fly off like slingshots, dart guns or arrows; toys with parts that can be shattered into sharp pieces and scissors, rubber bands and deflated balloons. Blocks are safe for almost all ages, but make sure the corners and edges are blunted, to reduce the risk of eye injury.

If your older children play with a chemistry set or woodworking tools, Vista Eye strongly recommend the use of safety goggles.

Common eye injuries with toys may include minor scratches to the front surface of the eye called a corneal abrasion to very severe conditions like corneal ulcers, traumatic cataracts, bleeding inside the eye and retinal detachment.

If your child has hurt his eye and you see blood in the clear part of the eye or he has pain or trouble seeing; if one eye does not move as well as the other or the eye has an unusual pupil size or shape, visit the dedicated and professional team of eye doctors at Vista Eye Specialists at Culpeper,VA and Fredericksburg, VA.

Our pediatric ophthalmologists will use an ophthalmoscope to look inside the eye to check for damage that may not even be readily apparent. We suggest that you refer to our reputed eye specialists because children under the age of five are at an increased risk of permanent loss of vision from eye injury.

Vista Eye Specialists continue to provide the finest quality eye care by delivering exceptional medical and surgical results. Our team of eye specialists achieves optimal patient outcomes due to access to state-of-the art technology, continuing education, and access to the latest clinical information.