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Eligible Health Care Expenses

The following information is general and may be changed or updated without notice. If there is a difference between this list and your employer's plan documents, your employer's plan documents will govern. Please see your employer's Summary Plan Description for more information about which health care expenses can be reimbursed from your health care FSA.

Effective January 1, 2011 over-the-counter medicines will not be FSA-eligible without a doctor's prescription as a result of Health Care Reform.

Browse our Health Care FSA Expenses Table:

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Health Care FSA Expenses
Expense Qualified? IRS Guidelines
Face lift  See Cosmetic treatment.
Fertility Yes When associated with an active attempt to conceive, amounts paid for egg and sperm donation, treatment of infertility, and semen and embryo storage (including shots, in-vitro fertilization and artificial insemination) are qualified medical expenses. Also see Egg donor fees; and Eggs and embryos, storage fees for.  
Yes The cost of an ovulation kit is a qualified medical expense.
No Fees paid for preserving semen or embryos for future generations (including for genetic information) are not qualified medical expenses.
Fever reducing medication w/Prescription The cost of fever reducing medication is a qualified medical expense. (Examples include aspirin, FeverAll, ibuprofen, Motrin, Tylenol, etc.)

Must be prescribed by a physician in order to be reimbursed, when purchased on or after 1/1/2011.

Fiber supplement Yes When recommended by a health care professional for a medical condition (such as irritable bowel syndrome), the cost of a fiber supplement is a qualified medical expense. Submit evidence of medical necessity (e.g., prescription, doctor's note) with the request for reimbursement.
No When taken for general good health or as part of a regular diet, even when recommended by a health care professional, the cost of a fiber supplement is not a qualified medical expense.
First aid cream/first aid kit w/Prescription The cost of first aid cream or a first aid kit is a qualified medical expense.

Must be prescribed by a physician in order to be reimbursed , when purchased on or after 1/1/2011.

Fitness program See Exercise equipment and exercise program.
Flu shot The cost of a flu shot is a qualified medical expense. Also see Immunizations.
Fluoride device and treatment Yes Amounts paid for a fluoride device and treatment are qualified medical expenses.
Food See Meals.
Founder's fee See Lifetime care advance payment.
Funeral No The cost of a funeral is not a qualified medical expense. 

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