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World Oral Health Day

March 20, 2023 by Deidre Mings

World Oral Health Day is a global observance holiday celebrated annually on March 20. Created to spread awareness about good oral hygiene. The holiday is  forum to educate people on achieving good oral hygiene and expanding on different treatments. The MSU sponsored dental plan includes the following provisions to help you achieve good oral hygiene. Dental Plan Benefits … [Read more...] about World Oral Health Day

Filed Under: Employee Relations Tagged With: Accident insurance, Allstate, Asiflex, Cafeteria Plan, dental insurance, Flexible spending, MoCafe, open enrollment

Corrected Notice about Flex Spending Account Rates

November 4, 2022 by Deidre Mings

A blog was published previously that announced the 2023 IRS rates. MSU's Flex spending plan is governed by the State of Missouri's Office of Administration. Based on the timing of IRS release of 2023 limit the State follows the prior year maximum and therefore the medical FSA maximum is limited to $2850. We apologize for any confusion What are the 2023 FSA account limits? The … [Read more...] about Corrected Notice about Flex Spending Account Rates

Filed Under: Employee Benefits, insurance Tagged With: Asiflex, benefits fair, Cafeteria Plan, Flexible spending, FSA, open enrollment, virtual benefit fair

Flex Spending Account

November 4, 2022 by Deidre Mings

A Medical Flexible Spending Account (FSA) can be used to pay for copayments, deductibles, some drugs, and some other health care costs, while a dependent care FSA can be utilized on qualified dependent or elder care expenses. Using an FSA can reduce your taxes. What is a Medical FSA? A Flexible Spending Account (also known as a flexible spending arrangement) is a special … [Read more...] about Flex Spending Account

Filed Under: Employee Benefits, insurance Tagged With: Asiflex, benefits fair, Cafeteria Plan, Flexible spending, FSA, open enrollment, virtual benefit fair

National Tooth Fairy Day – August 22, 2022

August 22, 2022 by Deidre Mings

Take care of your dental health National Tooth fairy day encourages us to help develop good dental hygiene practices. Celebrated twice yearly, February 28th and August 22nd, it’s a good reminder that Dentist recommend dental exams and cleanings twice yearly. The MSU sponsored dental plan received significant enhancements in 2022: Benefit enhancements included: … [Read more...] about National Tooth Fairy Day – August 22, 2022

Filed Under: Employee Benefits, insurance Tagged With: Accident insurance, Allstate, Asiflex, Cafeteria Plan, dental, dental insurance, Flexible spending, open enrollment

Digital Exposure and Eye Health

May 9, 2022 by Deidre Mings

People in the U.S. now spend an average of 17 hours a day in front of screens, according to One Poll survey, 2020. Smartphones, computer monitors, and like devices all emit blue light. Blue light exposure has been linked to blurred vision, dry eyes, tired eyes, and other symptoms of digital eye strain. Even if you don’t wear prescription glasses, an annual eye exam is an … [Read more...] about Digital Exposure and Eye Health

Filed Under: Employee Benefits, insurance Tagged With: Accident insurance, Allstate, Asiflex, Cafeteria Plan, vision insurance, VSP

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