Hi, I’m Dr. Steven Battaglino with Battaglino Family Chiropractic. You may have heard of FSAs or HSAs, they stand for Health Savings Account or Flexible Spending Account. These are tax-deferred accounts that are designed specifically for healthcare costs. They work really well, and they are accepted for chiropractic benefits, which is something that a lot of people don’t realize.

Benefits to this is that, in the case of a Health Savings Account, for example, your employer will make a contribution to it. As I said, it’s tax-deferred, or actually, it’s pre-tax dollars that go into these accounts, so you get a little more value with that as well. They often roll over from year to year, so depending on the account, you might not have to use everything up that year, but it is a great way, and an additional option to receiving care in our office and a host of other benefits.

I encourage you, if you are interested in opening an account, you can either speak with your employer, or with a bank about opening up a Flexible Spending Account, or Health Savings Account, and I would really look at your benefits if you already have them, to see what’s covered, ’cause you might be surprised by what types of coverages you can get with that. So, as I said, we do accept that in our office for chiropractic benefits, and… This is Dr. Steve Battaglino, and this has been your Health Minute.