Re: baroin speaketh: back from Humpsville

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In a message dated 3/27/00 12:50:55 PM Eastern Standard Time,

ROZISROZ@... writes:

<< You think the federal government is easier to deal with than

insurance companies???? >>

Dawn--

As a federal employee myself, I can tell you most assuredly NO!!!

--El

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Dawn... I have wondered about this... I take it you faxed that letter

to your employer to determine whether your TT would meet Fed laws?

What a drag... I suppose you could run into similar hassles if you

flat out itemized it on Schedule A of 1040's. I hope you win. It

really doesn't seem fair that you can't get your money back from the

FSA if you don't use it... I'm sure there's a reason for the way FSA's

work, but I don't know what it is. Who gets the FSA $$ if you don't?

The govt or employer?

Trish

>From: ROZISROZ@...

>Yeah, I have NOT prepaid mine yet. I just called my Flexible Spending

>Account people and am NOT a happy person. (FSA is pretax money set aside in

>my acct to use for medical expenses and if NOT spent, I lose it <ouch>) I

>set up my acct for $2600 for health care expenses NOT cov'd by insurance just

>so I could pay for this tt/breastlift. NOW am told I can use FSA for

>everything EXCEPT plastic surgery. Uggghhhh...... just faxed copy of

>predetermination letter that the surgeon sent to my insurance company (am not

>holding my breath on THAT one) and hope that they will consider it medical

>necessity. You think the federal government is easier to deal with than

>insurance companies???? LOL I sure hope so!!!!! Just when I thought I had

>all my ducks in a row to get scheduled for surgery the end of May.

>Dawn

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In a message dated 3/27/00 12:50:54 PM US Eastern Standard Time,

ROZISROZ@... writes:

<< I just called my Flexible Spending

Account people and am NOT a happy person. (FSA is pretax money set aside in

my acct to use for medical expenses and if NOT spent, I lose it <ouch>) I

set up my acct for $2600 for health care expenses NOT cov'd by insurance

just

so I could pay for this tt/breastlift. NOW am told I can use FSA for

everything EXCEPT plastic surgery. Uggghhhh...... just faxed copy of

predetermination letter that the surgeon sent to my insurance company (am

not

holding my breath on THAT one) and hope that they will consider it medical

necessity. >>

Oh, doing the happy dance!!! And smiling ear to ear <grin>!!!! The FSA lady

called me yesterday and told me that it was approved to use these funds for

the abdominoplasty, which is TYPICALLY considered " cosmetic " surgery.

YES!!!! This validates that I can use this as medical expense on my taxes

next year, too, as the FSA is governed by IRS rules. AND NOW I think if the

govt says " medical necessity " MAYBE I CAN get the insurance to pay!!!!

YIPPEE!!! Will keep y'all posted!!! OOOOH SO EXCITED, did I mention

that!!??

Dawn

BTC/

Dr. Batay-Csorba

4/16/99 Open RNY

BEFORE WLS: 257 lbs. 5'5 " sz 3x/24

AFTER: 142 lbs. 5'6 " (yes, I grew up LOL) sz 8/10

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In a message dated 3/27/00 8:59:34 PM US Eastern Standard Time,

zedora@... writes:

<< Who gets the FSA $$ if you don't?

The govt or employer? >>

I do not know but I know it is NOT me!! And, BTW, it was APPROVED!!

dawn