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HRA/FSA/Commuter Employee Guide
This brochure is designed to give you only the highlights of your Plan with OCA. For a complete description of the terms and conditions, please refer to the Summary Plan Description/Plan Information Summary which is the legal document governing this plan.
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Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA)
A Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) is an employer funded arrangement that reimburses employees and dependents (if applicable) for certain healthcare expenses on a TAX FREE basis! Helpful terms to remember… Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA): Is a pre-tax reimbursement benefit that will reimburse you for certain out of pocket medical expenses. The HRA is funded by your employer! Claim Form: Employees must complete a HRA Claim form in order to be reimbursed. O.C.A.’s claim form can be done either via paper, online, or via our mobile app. Explanation of Benefits (EOB): An EOB is not a bill. It’s a statement sent by a health insurance company to covered individuals explaining what medical treatments and/or services were allowed by the insurance plan as well as identifying what the patient may owe to the doctor. Employees must submit the EOB to O.C.A. in order to be reimbursed.
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How your HRA Benefit works…
(Company Name) HRA will reimburse the following expenses: Expenses applied towards you deductible Office Copays RX Copays Coinsurance The HRA will reimburse up to $(XXX) for single coverage and $(XXX) for employees with dependent coverage.
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Sample Explanation of Benefits (EOB)
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Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
A Flexible Spending Account (FSA) is an IRS approved benefit that allows you to set aside money on a TAX FREE basis to pay for unreimbursed healthcare or dependent care expenses. There are two types of FSAs. Healthcare FSA allows you to use pre-tax dollars for out-of-pocket medical, dental and vision expenses. You can use your Health FSA dollars to pay for qualified medical, prescription drug, dental and vision expenses. For 2016, the minimum annual contribution is $100 and the maximum contribution is $2,550. Dependent Care FSA (DCAP) allows you to use pre-tax dollars to pay for child, adult or disabled dependent day care services so you can work. For 2016, the minimum annual contribution is $100 and the maximum contribution is $5,000. You can enroll in both FSAs, but you cannot use funds in one to pay for expenses in the other. Pre-tax contributions are deducted from your pay in equal amounts throughout the year.
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How does your FSA work? Your FSA runs (Enter Plan Year Here). Any eligible purchases you make during the plan year are reimbursable. You will have 90 days from the plan end date to submit any claims that were incurred during the prior plan year. This is your run out period. Your FSA benefit does have a 75 day Grace Period at the end of the plan year. This will allow you to incur new expenses during the 75 days and use any remaining funds from the previous plan year. Any unused funds will be forfeited. This is due to the IRS “use it or lose it” rule. To participate, you simply need to complete the O.C.A. enrollment form and determine your annual election. Once enrolled in the FSA, you and all of your tax dependents are automatically included.
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Sample Eligible FSA Expenses
Acupuncture Alcoholism treatment Allergy shots and testing Ambulance (ground or air) Artificial limbs Blind services and equipment Car controls for handicapped* Chiropractor services Coinsurance and deductibles Contact lenses Crutches, wheelchairs, walkers Deaf services -- hearing aid, etc Dental treatment Dentures Diagnostic tests Drug addiction treatment & facilities Drugs (prescription) Eye examinations and eyeglasses Home health and/or hospice care Hospital services Insulin Laboratory fees LASIK eye surgery Medical alert (bracelet, necklace) Medical monitoring and testing Devices* Nursing services Obstetrical expenses Operations and surgeries (legal) Optometrists Orthodontia Orthopedic services Osteopaths Oxygen/oxygen equipment Physical therapy Psychiatric care, psychologists, psychotherapists Radial keratotomy Sexual dysfunction treatment Smoking cessation Surgical fees Therapy treatments* Vaccinations Vitamins (prescription only)* Weight loss programs* X-rays Effective January 1, 2011, OTC medications require a doctor’s prescription to be eligible for FSA/HSA reimbursement. As a result, OTC medications cannot be purchased using the mySource card unless dispensed by a pharmacy the same as a standard prescription. If a manual claim is submitted for purchase on or after 1/1/11 of an OTC medication, a copy of the prescription and the purchase receipt must both be included with the claim in order to receive reimbursement. Non-medicated OTC products (gauze pads, diabetes test strips, saline solution, etc.) are not affected by this change in the law. You can continue to receive FSA/HSA reimbursement for such items in the same manner you did prior to 1/1/11.
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Commuter Benefits A Commuter plan is an IRS approved benefit that allows you to set aside money on a TAX FREE basis to pay for transportation and parking expenses to get to and from work! Transit benefit allows you to use pre-tax dollars to pay for transportation expenses such as buses, rail, subway, ferry, shuttle bus, vanpool, and biking. For 2016, the maximum monthly pre-tax contribution is $255. Parking benefit allows you to use pre-tax dollars to pay for parking (parking must be near office or at a near transit station) cost to get to and from work. For 2016, the maximum monthly election $255. Each employee enrolled in the transit benefit will receive O.C.A.’s terminal restricted mySource debit card. The mySource card will have your monthly election available on the card to pay for your monthly transit expense. If enrolled in parking, employees may be reimbursed via paper check or direct deposit. This does not apply towards transit expenses. Important: Funds can only be reimbursed once the employee has contributed monies into their parking and/or transit benefit.
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Why enroll in the Commuter Plan?
Employees can save hundreds if not thousands of dollars by making their commuter costs pre-tax! You can enroll in both Transit and Parking, but you cannot use funds in one to pay for expenses in the other. Pre-tax contributions are deducted from your pay in equal amounts throughout the year. You can alter your elections for both benefits monthly. Here’s an example… You contribute a monthly PRE-TAX contribution of $255 towards your transit costs. If your tax rate is 30%, you would receive a tax savings of $76.50 per month. You’ll received tax savings of $918 dollars!
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Expense Eligibility For parking/vanpool expenses, you can only be reimbursed for expenses that were incurred getting to/from work. Transit doesn’t have to be exclusive. What is eligible? Buses, rail, subway, ferry, shuttle bus, vanpool, parking (parking must be near office or at a near transit station), and biking. What is not eligible? Carpool, telecommute, walk, taxis, tolls, fuel, and gas
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How to submit a claim to O.C.A.?
Paper Claim Form Mail, fax, or the copy of your Explanation of Benefits (EOB) with a completed O.C.A. claim form. This can be mailed to 3705 Quakerbridge Rd, Suite 216, Mercerville, NJ It can also be faxed to or ed to Online Claim Form Employees can file/submit claims directly through O.C.A.’s secure portal, myRSC. Mobile Claim Form Employees can file/submit claims using O.C.A.’s mobile app. It’s available in the iTunes Store and Google Play. Simply take a photo of the EOB and file your claim within seconds!
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You’ll receive the mySource Debit Card
You will have a convenient mySource debit card to use for qualified healthcare expenses for you and your eligible dependents. The debit card is linked to your HRA/FSA/Commuter program. You may also submit claims via our paper claim form, online claim form, or mobile app called myRSC. IMPORTANT – SAVE YOUR RECEIPTS AND EXPLANATION OF BENEFIT STATEMENTS (EOBs) Federal regulations require that every HRA/FSA mySource transaction be substantiated in order to confirm that the transaction was for a qualified expense under the benefit plan. Depending on which merchant, you may or may not be required to submit a claim form and EOB (or RX stub if it’s a prescription) to validate the swipe. Watch for s from O.C.A. that will indicate if supporting documentation needs to be submitted.
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How to access your benefits online?
myRSC is O.C.A.’s online secure employee portal! Employees will be able to view there reimbursement history, review there mySourceCard activity, submit an online claim form, and more! To view your account history you’ll want to go to the orange square section below. To complete a claim form, go to the purple circle identified below.
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Mobile myRSC… View Accounts
Including detailed account and balance information . SnapClaim File a claim and upload receipt photos directly from your Smartphone. Debit Card Activity View all debit card transactions and account activity. Manage Subscriptions Set up notifications to keep you up-to-date on all account and health debit card activity. Locating and Loading the Mobile myRSC App Simply search for "myRSC" on the App StoreSM for Apple products or on the Google Play™ Store for Android products, and then load as you would any other app Logging In Use the same username and password you use to log in to the full myRSC website. After logging in, you will be on the home page which will list your options
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Questions? We should be contacted whenever questions arise regarding processing of HRA or FSA claims, how to submit HRA/FSA claims, how you HRA plan works or relate to your existing insurance plan, mySource debit cards, our web access portal (MyRSC), or just general knowledge/guidance questions. O.C.A.’s Contact Information: Phone Number: or Toll Free at OCA-0777 Fax Number: participants choosing to – rather than fax or use the online web portal or mobile app methods of remitting claims – please send your questions directly to this rather to a specific individual. This will ensure a timely response.
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