On March 6, 2024, the IRS issued an alert (IR-2024-65) to remind taxpayers and health spending plan administrators that personal expenses for general health and wellness are not considered medical care. Therefore, these expenses are not reimbursable through health FSAs, HRAs, HSAs, and MSAs.
As background, medical care expenses that are defined in Section 213(d) are generally eligible to be paid or reimbursed under health FSAs, HRAs, HSAs, and MSAs unless the expenses were reimbursed by an indi