# Question about Healthcare Spending Accounts

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-healthcare-spending-accounts/981896>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 30, 2023, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-healthcare-spending-accounts/981896 "2023-03-30T19:09:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-healthcare-spending-accounts/981896/21 "2023-04-03T16:13:13Z")

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It’s illegal if they do. But I’m sad to say, it happens.

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**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-healthcare-spending-accounts/981896/22 "2023-04-03T17:00:37Z")

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A lot of people get Lasik in one eye in late December and in the next eye in early January so they can use a full year’s amount for each one.

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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-healthcare-spending-accounts/981896/23 "2023-04-03T23:22:07Z")

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Besides, going out for a New Year’s bender with two eyes that see very differently is going to make for much more interesting bobbing, weaving, lurching, and hurling.

It’s a win-win situation if ever there was one. 😉

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**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2023, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-healthcare-spending-accounts/981896/24 "2023-04-04T18:08:27Z")

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I think they invented them so employers could profit from your healthcare savings.

Because clearly adding another level of profiteers to the mix is the fix America’s disastrous healthcare system needs!

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