Re: Flex Spending Account enrollment and calculation

[Robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

The Aetna medical procedure estimator says that a colonoscopy
out-of-pocket cost will be between $875 and $1670.

Do you have your bills for your MD visits and mammogram?

 > From: Robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>
 > Date: Tue, 07 Oct 2014 15:14:57 -0700
 >
 >  > From: Noelle <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg>
 >  > Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2014 11:52:18 -0700 (PDT)
 >  >
 >  > i haven't gone, i thought you meant what i'm doing NEXT year
 > 
 > Yes, this is for next year.
 > 
 >  > On Tue, 7 Oct 2014, Robert wrote:
 >  >  >  > From: Noelle <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg>
 >  >  >  > Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2014 07:48:05 -0700 (PDT)
 >  >  >  >
 >  >  >  > probably should go back to my MD,get mammogram, they might want me to do 
 >  >  >  > colonoscopy
 >  >  > 
 >  >  > Do you have billing statements for the MD & mammogram?
 >  >  > 
 >  >  > I assume that the colonoscopy will be costly, yes?  Is there a way we
 >  >  > could find out an approximate cost?
 >  >  > 
 >  >  >  > On Sat, 4 Oct 2014, Robert wrote:
 >  >  >  >  > 
 >  >  >  >  > Do you have any medical or dental work that you'll be getting next 
 >  >  >  >  > year?
 >  >  >  >  > 
 >  >  >  >  > Note that we can now carry over up to $500 from year to year.  Hence, 
 >  >  >  >  > the
 >  >  >  >  > "slush" entry below.
 >  >  >  >  > 
 >  >  >  >  > -
 >  >  >  >  >  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 >  >  >  >  >  -----
 >  >  >  >  > ----
 >  >  >  >  > 
 >  >  >  >  >  Flexible Spending Account
 >  >  >  >  >  Deduction Worksheet
 >  >  >  >  >  This worksheet will help you calculate your applicable expenses and 
 >  >  >  >  >  how
 >  >  >  >  >  much money would be in an FSA deduction each pay period.
 >  >  >  >  > 
 >  >  >  >  >  Medical/Dental/Vision Reimbursement Account
 >  >  >  >  >   Annual Medical Expenses, such as:
 >  >  >  >  >   Deductibles and co-pays             $ _____________
 >  >  >  >  >   Routine physical exams              $ _____________
 >  >  >  >  >   Prescriptions                       $ _____________
 >  >  >  >  >   Chiropractic care                   $ _____________
 >  >  >  >  >   Other                               $ _____________
 >  >  >  >  >  Annual Dental Expenses, such as:
 >  >  >  >  >   Deductibles and co-pays             $ _____________
 >  >  >  >  >   Routine check-ups                   $ __________240
 >  >  >  >  >   Orthodontia                         $ _____________
 >  >  >  >  >   Other                               $ _____________
 >  >  >  >  >  Annual Vision Care Expenses, such as:
 >  >  >  >  >   Exams                               $ _____________
 >  >  >  >  >   Eyeglasses                          $ __________300
 >  >  >  >  >   Contact lenses, solutions, cleaners $ _____________
 >  >  >  >  >   Other                               $ _____________
 >  >  >  >  >  Slush                                $ __________400
 >  >  >  >  >  Total Estimated
 >  >  >  >  >  Medical/Dental/Vision Expenses
 >  >  >  >  >    $ _____________ + _________________  = $ __________
 >  >  >  >  >      Annual Amount   # of Pay Periods*     Per Pay Period
 >  >  >  >  >      (cannot exceed
 >  >  >  >  >       company max.)
 >  >  >  >  > 
 >  >  >  >  >  *Weekly, 52 pay periods Biweekly, 26 pay periods Semimonthly,
 >  >  >  >  >   24 pay periods Monthly, 12 pay periods
 >