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Entries Tagged as 'Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)'

Health Savings Accounts–One Account or Two?

November 16th, 2008 1 Comment

Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) are a great way to handle health care coverage for many people. In order to have one you need to have a specific type of health plan, referred to as a Qualified High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP). In order to qualify as an HSA eligible HDHP in 2008, plans for a [...]

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Health Savings Accounts–now you get a more realistic idea of the cost of care

August 8th, 2008 No Comments

Did you know that it doesn’t really cost $10 to see a doctor? The HMO plans have gotten people into the mind set that it’s only $10 to see a doctor. When you have a Health Savings Account (HSA) you have a much more tuned in idea of cost.
In HMO plans mainly, you have a [...]

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Health Savings Accounts–I don’t get it, please explain it

July 12th, 2008 No Comments

Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) have been around since 2004 and grew out of the Archer Medical Savings Account pilot. Initially, there weren’t a lot of trustees that handled HSAs. But NOW, four years later, since people have figured out there is money to be made, most banks and more credit unions are offering them as [...]

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