Many people find that when they add up all their medical expenses, the advantages of YourFlex are well beyond what they expected.
Many costs seen as every-day expenses can be reimbursed with pre-tax dollars through YourFlex—for example, glasses, contact lenses and contact lens supplies or birth control.
That said, when estimating how much to put into your YourFlex account each year, be conservative. The IRS rules allowing pre-tax treatment of these expenses does not allow use of this money beyond the run-out date of your plan year. You must receive the services by the end of the plan year grace period (if applicable) and submit a request for reimbursement, along with the required documents (i.e., receipts) by your plan’s run out date.