Reimbursement of Nutrition, Wellness and General Health Expenses
While reimbursement of new weight-loss drugs available solely by prescription are reimbursable on a tax-favored basis under an FSA, HRA, or HSA, an IRS alert reminds people that nutritional counseling, fitness memberships, and food are generally NOT reimbursable on a tax-favored basis. There are some limited exceptions when such things are recommended by a physician to treat a specific medical condition. See more detail here, including a link to a set of FAQs issued in March 2023, here – https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-alert-beware-of-companies-misrepresenting-nutrition-wellness-and-general-health-expenses-as-medical-care-for-fsas-hsas-hras-and-msas