Read the latest news about Health Savings Accounts and consumer-driven health care. News from Washington Biden Spending Bill to Likely Slip in Senate After House Delays The Senate’s debate over President Biden’s social and climate spending bill appears likely to slip after the House failed to send the bill over before the Veterans Day recess. Senate Majority […]
Did you know that when you sign up for Social Security benefits after turning age 65 that you will be automatically enrolled in Medicare Part A and given up to 6 months of retroactive coverage? Unfortunately, there isn’t much you can do since enrollment in Medicare Part A is mandatory when you sign up for […]
Health care flexible spending arrangements (FSAs) and health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) are similar to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) in some ways but very different in other ways. For example, FSAs and HRAs are only available when offered by a company to its employees, so employees that don’t work for an employer that offers an FSA […]
Many employers and insurance carriers permit individuals to cover a same-sex spouse or domestic partner on their insurance coverage. This includes high deductible health plans that make people eligible for health savings accounts (aka “HSA-qualified” plans). Under an HSA-qualified plan, individuals either have self-only coverage or family coverage. “Family coverage” is simply defined as having […]
As many of you know, I track the data needed to make inflation adjustments for Health Savings Accounts from one year to the next. I have accurately predicted the annual adjustments by the Internal Revenue Service for the past 15 years. With the January 13 release of the December inflation figures by the Bureau of […]