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Benefits

Flexible Spending Accounts

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) are optional accounts that can be set up as a means to help eligible employees decrease their taxes and increase their take-home pay. Use the money in your accounts to pay for eligible medical and dependent care expenses.

When you establish a Flexible Spending Account, you will receive a debit card to access the funds in your account. This gives you the option to pay for eligible expenses without waiting for reimbursement checks and minimizes your out-of-pocket expenses at the time of service. For more information, please refer to the Other Resources section below.

Brown University offers you two types of accounts to help you stretch your paycheck dollars. For more information, please refer to the documents listed below:

Medical Reimbursement Plan (MRP)

Click on the link for more information. MRP allows you to set aside pre-tax dollars to pay for eligible health and/or dental care expenses such as:

  • Coinsurance, copayments, and deductibles
  • Certain over-the-counter medications
  • Dental, vision, and hearing expenses that aren't covered by the plan
  • Weight loss (i.e., obesity-related) and smoking cessation

Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP)

Click on the link above for more information. DCAP allows you to set aside pre-tax dollars to pay for eligible dependent care expenses such as:

  • After-school day care expenses
  • Preschool tuition
  • Elder care
  • Day camp

 

UNIVERSITY POLICY

30.003 - Brown Flex Plan

BROWN UNIVERSITY FSA ADMINISTRATOR

Altus Benefit Administrators

OTHER RESOURCES

FSA Debit Card

FSA Savings Calculator

MRP & DCAP Expense Worksheets

New DCAP Regulations issued in 2007

Notice of Privacy Practices