The General-Purpose FSA (GPFSA) allows you to set aside money every month that you can use for out-of-pocket medical expenses like co-pays, deductibles, prescriptions, braces, crowns, dentures, contacts, eyeglasses, laser eye surgery and other costs. The benefit is that your money is set aside before it’s taxed. So, enrolling in the GPFSA means you have more to spend on those expenses than you would if you waited and spent the money after it was in your paycheck and taxed. You must re-enroll each year to continue participation.
