{"id":3070,"date":"2017-02-08T14:20:28","date_gmt":"2017-02-08T22:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/benefits\/?p=3070"},"modified":"2017-02-23T12:31:21","modified_gmt":"2017-02-23T20:31:21","slug":"flexible-spending-account-grace-period","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/benefits\/2017\/02\/08\/flexible-spending-account-grace-period\/","title":{"rendered":"Flexible Spending Account Grace Period"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did you have a <a href=\"http:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/benefits\/more-ways-to-save\/fsa-tax-savings-for-medical-costs\/\"><u>Flexible Spending Account (FSA)<\/u><\/a> through December 31, 2016?<\/p>\n<p>If you did not spend all the funds in your Medical FSA by December 31, 2016 you have a 2\u00bd month grace period &#8211; from January 1 through March 15, 2017 &#8211; to incur claims against your FSA through Navia Benefit Solutions. 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