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Question of the Month

Posted by: Karen Hsu Jul 26, 2018 12:52:33 PM

Q.For a high deductible health plan (HDHP) to qualify for health savings account (HSA) eligibility, what is the minimum amount that an embedded individual deductible can be?

Topics: HDHPs, health savings account, HSA, High Deductible Health Plans

HSAs and Employer Responsibilities

Posted by: Vicki Randall May 25, 2017 9:30:00 AM

It’s no secret that one of the primary agenda items of the new Republican administration is to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) and to sign into law a plan that they feel will be more effective in managing health care costs. Their initial attempt at a new plan, called the American Health Care Act (AHCA), included an increased focus on leveraging health savings accounts (HSAs) to accomplish this goal. As the plan gets debated and modified in Congress, we do not know whether the role of HSAs will be expanded or not, but they will continue to be a part of the landscape in some shape or form.

Topics: health savings accounts, High Deductible Health Plans, HSA funding, HSAs, benefit plan design