If you have a 2018 Health Care Flexible Spending Account (HCFSA) and/or Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (DCFSA), you have until April 30, 2019 to submit claims for eligible health and/or dependent care expenses incurred for 2018. Please visit PayFlex for up-to-date HCFSA balances and claims status information.
- Health Care FSA members – your claims must be for eligible expenses incurred between January 1, 2018* and March 15, 2019
- Dependent Day Care FSA members – your claims must be for eligible expenses incurred between January 1, 2018* and December 31, 2018.
*If your effective date of coverage is after January 1, 2018, you can only submit claims for eligible expenses incurred on or after your effective date through the end dates listed above.
Special Note: If you have a HCFSA for 2018 and you enrolled in the GW Health Savings Plan (HSP) and elected a Health Savings Account (HSA) for 2019, please review HSA effective date details below:
- If you wish to have your HSA begin as of January 1, 2019, please be sure to use all funds in your HCFSA by December 31, 2018 (account balance must be zero*).
- If you have funds left in your HCFSA as of December 31, 2018, they will carry over and be available during the HCFSA grace period, which ends on March 15, 2019. Your HSA will be effective April 1, 2019.
Unsure of how to spend down your HCFSA? Chances are there are eligible expenses that you didn’t think to submit and may even be found at your local pharmacy. Visit PayFlex for a list of eligible medical expenses, such as contact lens solution, first-aid kits, sunscreen (SPF 15 or higher), and thermometers.
