Take another look at Health Savings Accounts

October 11, 2017 Written by

Year after year, health care and medical insurance costs outpace inflation. It’s little wonder, therefore, that business owners and employees are scrambling for ways to curtail health care expenses. One option worth considering is a health savings account or HSA.

* How HSAs work. An HSA works in tandem with a high-deductible health plan (HDHP).  You sign up for an HDHP policy with an insurance company and an HSA with your employer. Throughout the year, you deposit money in your HSA using pre-tax dollars, subject to certain limits on annual contributions.

When medical bills come due, you’re allowed to withdraw money from this account, tax-free, to cover out-of-pocket costs, including your deductible, payments for prescription drugs, and medical bills not covered by your insurance policy.

If you’d like more information about HSAs, give us a call.

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Written by: Doug Rodrigues