Benefits Administration
Health Benefits
Health Savings Accounts

Study says HSAs may not provide the medical spending relief some executives expect

The amounts for 2011 are unchanged from 2010

Understanding an FSA

Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), coupled with high deductible health insurance plans (HDHPs)

Explains the basics about health savings accounts

General rules on Health Savings Accounts

Save for current and future health care expenses, on a pre-tax basis, beginning January 1, 2004

Information for consumers

Guidance from the US Internal Revenue Service

IRS guidance

Employees may be reluctant to take on much risk

Can build tax-sheltered nest eggs to cover out-of-pocket medical costs

Is the tax-free HSA for you?

IRS federal requirements for Health Savings Accounts

Information from the Internal Revenue Service on each type of health coverage

An IRA for Medical Expenses

HSAs can be a plus on balance sheets but a minus on medical charts, say critics