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USE IT OR LOSE IT: Avoid Losing Your Vision Insurance Benefits and Flexible Spending Account Dollars

11/30/2015

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​Many people participate in Vision plans, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) or Health Savings Accounts (HSA) through their employers.

Many vision benefits and flexible spending accounts (FSA) offer benefits that expire at the end of every year.  This means that if you do not USE the money by the end of your benefits year (usually December 31st) you will LOSE it.  In most cases, unused benefits cannot be transferred over to the New Year (usually beginning January 1st).

Most vision insurance plans entitle you to annual comprehensive eye examination and either an allowance or discounts toward eyewear or contact lenses each year.

Have you taken advantage of these benefits this year?

If you are not sure of the date of your last comprehensive eye examination at Complete Vision Care, please call us at one of our convenient locations and we can look it up for you.

Leadington (573) 431-1301
Festus (636) 931-2020
Webster Groves (314) 918-1239

or Request An Appointment on our website.

If you have utilized your vision plan benefits, and still have money remaining in your FSA, why not consider a second pair of glasses so you have options or that pair of prescription polarized sunglasses you have always wanted or some colored contact lenses?  These make a perfect gift for yourself or your loved ones.

Have you considered contact lenses in the past, but your vision plan only covered either glasses or contact lenses?

Now is the perfect time to give contact lenses a try!  Whether it is for occasional wear (sporting events, date nights, parties, etc.) or full time wear, we have a contact lens that can meet your needs.

The holiday season is always a busy time. It is easy to forget something like vision benefits expiring or losing FSA dollars.

Be creative and use those benefits before they expire.

Avoid the holiday rush, call NOW and schedule your appointment.

7 Comments
Dave Anderson link
3/5/2019 07:16:00 pm

That is really interesting that you can wear eye contacts during sports. Maybe that would be a lot more comfortable than wearing glasses and goggles. Sometime soon I am going to have to visit the eye doctor and get some contacts.

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Dave Anderson link
3/27/2019 02:50:35 pm

That is interesting that many benefits expire at the end of the year. It would be good to use those benefits to your advantage. That is something I would want to see an optometrist for.

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Dave Anderson link
3/29/2019 05:51:01 pm

That is nice that vision insurance entitles me to annual eye exams. Maybe that is something I should take advantage of. Then I could get proper eye care soon.

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Dave Anderson link
4/1/2019 01:10:07 pm

That is interesting that the benefits end usually at the end of the year. Maybe it would be good to go to see an eye doctor sometime soon. Then I could properly use the insurance benefits before they expire at the end of the year.

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Thomas Peterson link
6/4/2019 01:19:14 pm

I like how you included that benefit plans can expire at the end of the year. I feel like it's important to know what you can use your benefits for and take advantage of them to get regular eye testing done to make sure your eyes are healthy and able to see well. I'll have to hold onto this article to make sure I'm using my benefits as effectively as possible.

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Derek McDoogle link
9/20/2019 02:55:50 pm

My uncle told me that he thinks he needs glasses because he figured it out that he can barely see when he is reading. I like how you mentioned that most vision insurance plans entitle you to the annual comprehensive eye examination. I will definitely tell him to go get an eye exam so he can enjoy it more when he is reading.

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Chris Pederson link
2/23/2021 02:55:11 pm

You're right, I forgot about my vision benefits and how they'll expire in about a month. The last thing I want is to lose my vision insurance. Maybe I can get an appointment set up with an optometrist this weekend.

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