Eligible Health Care Expenses List
Home Health Care is eligible for reimbursement with a flexible spending account (FSA), health savings account (HSA) or a health reimbursement arrangement (HRA). Home Health Care is not eligible for reimbursement with a limited-purpose flexible spending account (LPFSA) or a dependent care flexible spending account (DCFSA).
Home improvements, if primarily for a medical purpose, may be eligible for reimbursement with a Letter of Medical Necessity (LMN) with a flexible spending account (FSA), health savings account (HSA), a health reimbursement arrangement (HRA). Home improvements are not eligible with a dependent care flexible spending account (DCFSA) or a limited-purpose flexible spending account (LPFSA).
Homeopathic medicine is eligible for reimbursement with a flexible spending account (FSA), health savings account (HSA), a health reimbursement arrangement (HRA). Homeopathic medicine is not eligible with a dependent care flexible spending account (DCFSA) or a limited-purpose flexible spending account (LPFSA).
Hormone replacement therapy is eligible with a prescription for reimbursement with a flexible spending account (FSA), health savings account (HSA), or a health reimbursement arrangement (HRA). Hormone replacement therapy is not eligible with a dependent care flexible spending account (DCFSA) or a limited-purpose flexible spending account (LPFSA).
Hospital care is eligible for reimbursement with a flexible spending account (FSA), health savings account (HSA), or a health reimbursement arrangement (HRA). Hospital care is not eligible with a dependent care flexible spending account (DCFSA), or a limited-purpose flexible spending account (LPFSA).
Hospital insurance premiums are not eligible with a flexible spending account (FSA). Hospital insurance premiums may be eligible in certain circumstance with a health savings account (HSA) or health reimbursement arrangement (HRA). Hospital insurance premiums are not eligible with a dependent care flexible spending account (DCFSA), flexible spending account (FSA), or a limited-purpose flexible spending account (LPFSA).
Hospital services and fees are eligible for reimbursement with a flexible spending account (FSA), health savings account (HSA), or a health reimbursement arrangement (HRA). Hospital services and fees may be eligible with a limited purpose flexible spending account (LPFSA) if the care is related to vision or dental. Hospital services and fees are not eligible with a dependent care flexible spending account (DCFSA).
Hot and cold compresses are eligible for reimbursement with a flexible spending account (FSA), health savings account (HSA), or a health reimbursement arrangement (HRA). Hot and cold compresses are not eligible with a dependent care flexible spending account (DCFSA) or a limited-purpose flexible spending account (LPFSA).
Hot packs are eligible for reimbursement with a flexible spending account (FSA), health savings account (HSA), or a health reimbursement arrangement (HRA). Hot packs are not eligible with a dependent care flexible spending account (DCFSA) or a limited-purpose flexible spending account (LPFSA).
Hot tubs are not eligible for reimbursement with a flexible spending account (FSA), health savings account (HSA), health reimbursement arrangement (HRA) dependent care flexible spending account (DCFSA) or a limited-purpose flexible spending account (LPFSA). In very rare cases, a TPA may deem a hot tub as eligible with a Letter of Medical Necessity (LMN) which details that the only reason for purchasing this device is to treat a specific medical condition.
General household help is not eligible. Nursing services are eligible if services are for medical care. Reimbursement can cover room and board if medically necessary. Services can occur in the individual's home or another facility. The caregiver does not need to be a registered nurse as long as services are typically provided by nurses. Therefore, in the vast majority of cases, household help reimbursement is not covered by a flexible spending account (FSA), health savings account (HSA), health reimbursement arrangement (HRA), a limited-purpose flexible spending account (LPFSA) or a dependent care flexible spending account (DCFSA).
A housekeeper is not eligible for reimbursement with a flexible spending account (FSA), health savings account (HSA), health reimbursement arrangement (HRA), limited-purpose flexible spending account (LPFSA) or a dependent care flexible spending account (DCFSA).
Human Growth Hormone (HGH) is eligible with a prescription for reimbursement with a flexible spending account (FSA), health savings account (HSA), or a health reimbursement arrangement (HRA). HGH is not eligible with a dependent care flexible spending account (DCFSA) or a limited-purpose flexible spending account (LPFSA).
To assist a physically, visually, hearing or mentally impaired person, the cost of a human guide is a qualified medical expense with a flexible spending account (FSA), health savings account (HSA) and a health reimbursement arrangement (HRA). Human guide reimbursement may be eligible with a limited-purpose flexible spending account (LPFSA) if related to vision only. The cost of a human guide is not eligible with a dependent care flexible spending account (DCFSA).
Humidifiers are eligible for reimbursement with a Letter of Medical Necessity (LMN) for flexible spending accounts (FSA), health savings accounts (HSA), and health reimbursement accounts (HRA). They are not eligible for reimbursement with dependent care flexible spending accounts and limited-purpose flexible spending accounts (LPFSA).
