2016 Flexible Spending and Health Savings Account Enrollment Deadline Extended to November 6, 2015
November 4, 2015
TASC, the plan administrator, has provided the University of Wisconsin notice that the deadline to enroll in the 2016 Flexible Spending Account (FSA) (Includes: Medical, Dependent Care, Transit & Parking) and Health Savings Account (HSA) for eligible participants has been extended to Friday, November 6, 2015. Online enrollment must be submitted by midnight, enrollment via phone must be done by 5:00 p.m., and paper applications must be received by 4:30 p.m.
Who is an eligible participant for the HSA/FSA programs?
FSA: All benefit-eligible employees may participate in the FSA programs except Fellows, Scholars, Graduate Interns/Trainees or Post-Doctoral Fellows/Trainees. University Staff Temporary employees may participate in the Transit & Parking FSA program only.
HSA: To be eligible for an HSA, you must be a Wisconsin Retirement System participant who enrolled in a High Deductible Health Plan for 2016 through the 2016 Annual Benefit Enrollment Period which ended on Friday, October30, 2015.
How do I enroll?
To enroll in these plans, please go directly through the plan administrator TASC Enrollment Website and follow the instructions provided in the TASC Online Enrollment Guide. Online enrollments through TASC must be completed by midnight on Friday, November 6, 2015.
How do I get more information?
For general questions, call TASC Customer Care at (844) 786-3947 or (608) 316-2408, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. You may reference the Annual Benefit Enrollment website for more information for Flexible Spending Accounts at https://www.wisconsin.edu/abe/fsa and/or Health Savings Accounts at https://www.wisconsin.edu/abe/hsa.
Source: UW Service Center
Categories: Annual Benefits Enrollment (ABE), Employee Reimbursement Account