Health Savings Accounts (HSA)

**Martha** · 10-19-2007, 11:20 PM

10-19-2007, 11:20 PM	#1
Martha Moderator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: minnesota Posts: 9,327	Health Savings Accounts (HSA) This IRS publication discusses Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), Flexible Spending Arrangements (FSAs) and other mechanisms to save for health care expenses: Publication 969 (2006), Health Savings Accounts and Other Tax-Favored Health Plans This IRS publication discusses what medical expenses can be paid from an HSA or FSA: Publication 502 (2006), Medical and Dental Expenses The US Department of Treasury has a web site devoted to HSAs: U.S. Treasury - Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) This Treasury Department brochure has a very complete discussion of HSAs: http://www.treas.gov/offices/public-...SAs_051807.pdf It discusses HSA qualified plans, contribution limits and rules, distributions, issues peculiar to families, treatment on death, HSA custodians, and rollovers. One more excellent web site on HSAs is Health Saving Accounts, HSA, Reduce Health Insurance Cost, Tax Free Withdrawal, Medical Savings Account Transfers, MSA, No Load Mutual Fund. Frayne's summary about how HSAs work: HSA Primer Tombone Al’s thoughts on why HSAs are worthwhile: HSA Summary HSA Questions HSA Tax Concern young adult health care decision http://www.early-retirement.org/foru...hsa-29697.html Drugstore.com offers eligible HSA expense tracking... HSA Plans http://www.early-retirement.org/foru...ter-28241.html HSA Success Story Physicians Group Unveils its Price List... http://www.early-retirement.org/foru...ges-14420.html Health Ins. Cost Reduction http://www.early-retirement.org/foru...ses-27566.html Interesting HSA Distribution Rule http://www.early-retirement.org/foru...age-27016.html http://www.early-retirement.org/foru...ons-26858.html HSA after you ER Private HSAs? http://www.early-retirement.org/foru...are-24734.html Another Savings Tool? http://www.early-retirement.org/foru...nce-26085.html http://www.early-retirement.org/foru...nce-25813.html http://www.early-retirement.org/foru...ion-24447.html HSA? http://www.early-retirement.org/foru...ons-23734.html HSA Questions http://www.early-retirement.org/foru...xes-23067.html Pay COBRA premiums using HSA HSA thoughts? HSA opening http://www.early-retirement.org/foru...ard-20081.html HSA Contribution Timing Anyone using HSAs? HSA Contribution Timing http://www.early-retirement.org/foru...ion-17302.html HSA insurance http://www.early-retirement.org/foru...owd-16098.html Health Savings Account Health Savings Accounts http://www.early-retirement.org/foru...ere-14705.html HSA account custodians: Vanguard HSA http://www.early-retirement.org/foru...unt-29514.html HSA custodians. Why so few HSA accounts offered? http://www.early-retirement.org/foru...-vg-22036.html HSA Custodian Research http://www.early-retirement.org/foru...ian-18691.html Differences between HSAs and FSAs: Flexible Spending Account http://www.early-retirement.org/foru...act-23591.html __________________ . Do not rely on the information provided--my posts are not to be taken as legal advice. Needless to say you must consult with your legal representative. I am not responsible for errors. If I offended you with cya I apologize. If I did not, I tried. Last edited by Martha; 10-24-2007 at 12:07 PM.

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