Dec 26, 2023

It’s use-it-or-lose-it time for your FSA dollars

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If you have a flexible spending account through your health insurance, you have just a few days left to use up unspent money.

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Cummins hit with major fine

by Nova Safo

The Indiana-based company that makes diesel engines for Ram pickups has agreed to pay a record civil penalty – $1.7 billion – for violating the Clean Air Act. The Justice Department says for years, Cummins installed devices to cheat on emissions.

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Angola is leaving OPEC. What does that mean for the cartel?

by Kristin Schwab

Dec 26, 2023

The split was Angola’s idea. What does it mean for OPEC — the group of oil-producing developing nations — and for the country?

Angola's oil production has been roughly halved since the early 2000s. Above, an oil production storage and offloading vessel off the coast of Angola.

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All kinds of products and services are eyeing the money you have left in your FSA

by Kimberly Adams

Dec 26, 2023

Instead of losing it at the end of the year, with a letter of medical necessity — which a new service will help you get — you can spend it on nonalcoholic beverages, gym memberships, even meal kit delivery.

Companies like TrueMed are working to expand what health products are FSA-eligible, including herbal supplements and other non-pharmaceutical medicine.

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