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	Health Savings Account Answers - Kiplinger.com
		Questions about health savings accounts have been pouring in ever since the tax-free savings vehicle was introduced as part of medicare prescription drug plan and took effect in January 2004.
		You can't be covered by another health insurance policy that isn't a qualified high-deductible plan (either as an individual or a dependent), although you can still have other disability, dental, vision and long-term care insurance policies.
		In 2007 your health insurance policy must have a deductible of at least $1,100 for individual coverage or $2,200 for families to qualify as an HSA-eligible policy.
	www.kiplinger.com /personalfinance/features/archives/2004/02/hsa.html (1536 words)

	Healthvent.com -- Health savings account
		When a person pays for health costs with his or her HSA account, he or she is now using pre-tax dollars and do not have to have medical bills in excess of 7 1/2% of the Adjusted gross income to deduct expenses.
		A flexible spending account is a tax advantaged savings account set up through an employer in the United States to allow tax free savings for qualified medical or dependent care expenses.
		Health insurance is one of the most controversial forms of insurance because of the perceived conflict between the need for the insurance company to remain solvent versus the need of its customers to remain healthy, which many view as a basic human right.
	www.healthvent.com /savings.html (1245 words)

	Health savings account - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		HSAs are marketed as an "alternative" to traditional health insurance as they are actually savings accounts (and can also be investment vehicles) instead of health insurance plans.
		HSA account owners who are not enrolled in HDHPs may use funds in the account but may not continue to make contributions.
		Health Savings Account effectively replace medical savings account (MSA) plans that were authorized by the federal government.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Health_savings_account (1743 words)

	Health Savings Account :: HSA :: Health Savings Accounts
		A Health Savings Account is a savings or investment account created primarily for the purpose of paying for medical expenses.
		Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) were created by a provision contained in the Medicare legislation passed in November 2003 and signed into law by President Bush December 8, 2003.
		The Health Savings Account is used to pay for eligible medical expenses not paid for by insurance, at your discretion.
	www.healthplanexpress.com /health_savings_account_hsa.cfm (215 words)

	HSA - The Health Savings Account
		Reimbursements from the savings plan account, for those expenses deemed eligible (as defined under a more liberal and far broader federal definition) are received 100% tax free, while all other withdrawals are taxable as ordinary income with an added penalty when taken prior to age of 65.
		HSA savings may also be used to pay for Medicare premiums, or the cost of a Medicare HMO, but can not be used to buy supplemental insurance that is designed to pick up the gaps in Medicare, better known as Medi-Gap policies.
		HSA contributions must be made in cash, and may not be made in the form of stock or other property, according to the guidance.
	www.leaguefinancial.com /thehealthsavingsaccount.html (3993 words)

	Small Business and Health Care
		HSAs, created as part of the Medicare reform in December 2003, are tax free savings accounts that can be used to pay for medical expenses incurred by individuals, their spouses or their dependents.
		HSAs are portable, so a worker does not have to depend on a particular employer to enjoy the benefits of having an HSA.
		To set up an HSA account, a worker or his employer must first obtain a high-deductible insurance policy to cover major medical expenses.
	www.sba.gov /healthcare/health-savings-account-basics1.html (274 words)

	Health Savings Account
		A Health Savings Account (HSA) is a tax-exempt trust or custodial account established exclusively for the purpose of paying qualified medical expenses of you and your family.
		HSA distributions that are not rolled over will be taxed as income in the year distributed, unless they are used for qualified medical expenses.
		HSA custodians/trustees are not required to determine whether HSA distributions are used for qualified medical expenses.
	www.midamerican.coop /HSA (730 words)

	Health Savings Account
		Plus, any HSA funds that are in your account at the end of the calendar year remain in your account for future use.
		HSA Checking is perfect for individuals or families who need to have unrestricted access to their account each month while still earning interest.
		HSA Savings is perfect for individuals or families who are looking to receive a higher rate of interest on their investment and do not need to make multiple withdrawals each month.
	www.farmbureaubank.com /products/deposit/hsa.asp (531 words)

	Health Savings Account
		Health Savings Accounts are fairly new since they were only signed into law in December of 2003.
		An HSA is an account, similar to an IRA, devoted solely to health expenses and used with a high deductible health insurance policy.
		In order to utilize a Health Savings Account, you must be under 65 years of age and you cannot be claimed as a dependent under anyone else’s tax return.
	www.medhealthinsurance.com /hsaplan.htm (552 words)

	HSAs Main Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The historic health savings account (HSA) legislation that the Congress passed as a part of the Medicare drug legislation is an extraordinarily important first step in the transformation of the American health and health care system that will save lives and money.
		In addition, the Center believes that it is vitally important that the information-rich HSAs offered by insurance companies be accompanied by information rich decision support and health management tools that will increase the ability of individuals to make intelligent decisions about the spending of their health dollars.
		With the introduction of information-rich HSAs, the Center believes that these tools will increase in user-friendliness and sophistication as more and more consumers with a first dollar interest in their health spending will demand more and better information about how to spend it wisely.
	www.healthtransformation.net /projects/Health_Savings_Accounts (564 words)

	Health Savings Account Colorado - HSA
		For 2006, a high deductible insurance plan is a health plan with a minimum deductible of $1,050 for self-only coverage and $2,100 for family coverage, which are still relatively low.
		The money saved on premiums may be used to fund the health savings account.
		Both the HSA contribution and catch up contribution must be pro rated based on the number of months of the year a taxpayer has an HSA Qualified High Deductible Plan.
	www.insuranceshoppers.net /hsa.html (820 words)

	The complete source of Health Savings Accounts
		Anyone who is not covered by Medicare and is not enrolled in another health insurance plan is eligible to open a Health Savings Account but eligibility for most health insurance plans is based on your state insurance laws.
		After you are enrolled in a qualifying high deductible health insurance plan, just download and print an account application and other necessary forms provided by the banks that are the largest national providers of HSA trustee services.
		Those not eligible for a HSA may wish to consider other alternative benefit plans that provide similar tax and insurance savings.
	www.healthsavingsaccount-hsa.com (633 words)

	Health Saving Accounts, HSA, Reduce Health Insurance Cost, Tax Free Withdrawal, Medical Savings Account Transfers, MSA, ...
		Health Savings Accounts are designed to provide a better alternative to the high costs of health insurance.
		HSA's provide the most benefit to individuals who want to reduce high premiums for health care coverage, who don't have health coverage or simply want to invest in a health care option that provides the continued value and financial rewards.
		Health Savings Accounts are dependent on a high deductible insurance policy, which lowers the premiums of the employee’s plan.
	www.hsaadministrators.com (878 words)

	USATODAY.com - Health savings can be tax shelter
		The accounts are designed in part to help consumers pay for health expenses until insurance benefits kick in.
		Health insurers will be first out of the box to offer the new accounts, but banks, brokerages and mutual fund companies are free to jump in, says Scandlen of the Galen Institute.
		As with IRAs, Scandlen says, HSA investors are allowed to hold multiple accounts, but they'll be subject to a single annual contribution limit.
	www.usatoday.com /money/perfi/taxes/2003-12-04-mym_x.htm (1043 words)

	The new health savings account plans
		When combined with a low-cost, high deductible health insurance policy (required), the health savings account is meant to replace a traditional high-cost health insurance policy (with its low co-pays and mountains of restrictions on medical choices).
		The savings accounts should be used to help pay smaller covered medical expenses until the deductible is met; should the need arise, the high deductible insurance policy takes care of covered medical expenses exceeding the deductible.
		Health insurance coverage is not available in all areas and is always subject to underwriting.
	www.msainfo.net (773 words)

	CIGNA - Health Savings Account FAQ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		If there is no money in your HSA account, or if the expense is not eligible for payment from the account, you receive an EOB letting you know that the payment cannot be made from the account and that you are responsible for paying the bill.
		Yes, the maximum is made up of dollars from your savings account and dollars you pay out-of-pocket for expenses covered by your medical plan, including copayments and coinsurance.
		Your savings account dollars are available for you to use for IRS-qualified medical expenses, even if your medical plan does not cover these expenses.
	www.cigna.com /health/consumer/medical/ccf/hsa_faq.html (972 words)

	BCBSF - Health Savings Account (HSA)
		An HSA provides an easy way to pay for current and future health care needs and can be funded by an individual, an employer or both.
		An HSA is a tax-deductible savings account that can help you save money to pay for current or future qualified medical expenses which are not reimbursed through health insurance or any other health reimbursement source (i.e., deductibles, coinsurance as well as vision and dental services).
		An HSA is an individual's account to manage in conjunction with Mellon, or any qualified financial institution or trustee of their choice.
	www.bcbsfl.com /index.cfm?fuseaction=HealthSavingsAccount.home (467 words)

	Health Savings Account Plans - HSA Medical Insurance Plan Accounts
		Health Savings Account is a tax-favored savings account combined with a qualifying high-deductible health insurance plan.
		Health Savings Accounts can be set up by consumers who have high-deductible insurance plans, and Blue Cross Blue Shield offers some of the most competitive HSA plans on the market.
		After years of double-digit premium increases for employers providing health plans to workers, Humana and other insurers are trying a different approach: new health savings account plans that cap premium hikes at guaranteed low rates if buyers agree to a multiyear contract and workers absorb increases in deductibles.
	www.health--savings--accounts.com (1429 words)

	Health Savings Account Blog
		Health Savings Accounts help consumers pay for current health care expenses with tax-free dollars and provide a way to save for future health care expenses because unused HSA contributions roll over each year and earn interest tax-free.
		Health Savings Accounts are gaining popularity because they allow individuals, rather than an HMO or the government, to take charge of their health care.
		A Health Savings Account combined with a High Deductible Health Insurance Plan gives individuals an economic incentive to become better consumers of health care services because they are now spending their own money up to the level of their high deductible.
	www.health--savings--accounts.com /hsa-weblog (7665 words)

	Medical savings account - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The idea of the MSA appears to have come from health care analysts that were concerned about the problem of "overinsurance." They reasoned that overinsurance was raising the cost of health care expenses.
		The risk is that an MSA account holder may find that their medical expenses out strip the contributions they can afford to make.
		This account may be convertible into a standard IRA savings plan after a specified age threshold is reached.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Medical_savings_account (1038 words)

	CEFCU - Health Savings Account
		offers Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), which were developed by Congress to help ease the burden of rising health care costs.
		HSAs are intended to help consumers with high-deductible health plans, allowing individuals younger than 65 the use of tax-free savings to pay for current or future qualified medical costs.
		For a CEFCU HSA, there is just a $25 annual custodial fee, which is waived for the first year and will be waived any year you maintain an average daily balance of $2,500 or more in the account.
	www.cefcu.com /html/member/m_hsa.shtml (223 words)

	Medicare To Create Pilot Health Savings Account \| News \| CDHC
		CDHC refers to health plans in which employees have personal health accounts such as an HSA, MSA, FSA or HRA from which they pay medical expenses directly.
		John Goodman, President of the NCPA, is widely regarded as the father of health savings accounts.
		Previously those who are enrolled in Medicare were not allowed to open a new HSA or contribute to existing accounts.
	cdhc.ncpa.org /news/medicare-to-create-pilot-health-savings-account (334 words)

	Health Savings Account, HSA, HSA Bank
		A health insurance plan is considered to be HSA compatible if it has an annual deductible of $1000 for individual coverage or $2000 for family coverage and meets federal requirements.
		When individuals pay for office visits and prescription drugs from health savings accounts they themselves fund, they will be less likely to run to the doctor for every minor ailment and more likely to ask about cheaper generics.
		HSA plans were created to help reign in health-care costs that industry followers say have risen nearly 60% since 2000.
	www.healthcareshopper.com /hsa.htm (404 words)

	Asuris Health Savings Account
		Paired with a high-deductible health plan, it’s a critical first step in bringing informed consumers into the health care system, making it more sane and affordable for everyone.
		The Asuris Health Savings Account pairs an affordable, high-deductible health plan with a bank account where consumers set aside pre-tax funds for qualified medical expenses.
		To be eligible for an Asuris Health Savings Account, members must be enrolled in a high-deductible health plan, such as these:
	www.asurisnorthwesthealth.com /employer/plan/hsa (322 words)

	Managing Your Health Savings Account
		Health savings accounts (HSAs) are a tax-free vehicle for saving money for medical expenses, but only if you're covered by a high-deductible insurance plan.
		And while critics argue that HSAs won't help ill people who typically spend their deductible amount every year, Elenz insists individuals who live with chronic health conditions may be in the best position to call the shots about what care they receive.
		If that person lands in the hospital, he or she will get a check for the deductible minus the amount deposited in the health savings account.
	www.healthatoz.com /healthatoz/Atoz/news/hs527392.jsp (709 words)

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