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Health Savings Accounts

Description: Health Savings Accounts are a way that people can pay for medical expenses not covered by insurance or other reimbursements. Eligible individuals can establish and fund these accounts when they have a qualifying high deductible health plan and no other health insurance, with some exceptions.
Date: September 24, 2004
Creator: Lyke, Bob; Peterson, Chris L. & Ranade, Neela K.
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Flexible Spending Accounts and Medical Savings Accounts: A Comparison

Description: This report compares FSAs and MSAs. It begins by describing FSAs, the basis for their tax treatment, and data on their use. It then describes the MSA demonstration authorized by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), the basis for their tax treatment, and data on their use. The report concludes with a brief discussion of current legislation. In general, it discusses particular bills only when they are considered by committee or on the floor.
Date: May 21, 2002
Creator: Lyke, Bob & Peterson, Chris L.
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Flexible Spending Accounts and Medical Savings Accounts: A Comparison

Description: Flexible spending accounts are employer-established benefit plans that reimburse employees for specified expenses; they first began in the 1970s. Medical savings accounts are tax-advantaged individual savings accounts that can also be used for unreimbursed expenses; they became available under a demonstration that began in 1997. This report contains information regarding flexible spending accounts, medical savings accounts, and comparing the two.
Date: July 26, 2002
Creator: Lyke, Bob & Peterson, Chris L.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Flexible Spending Accounts and Medical Savings Accounts: A Comparison

Description: This report compares FSAs and MSAs. It begins by describing FSAs, the basis for their tax treatment, and data on their use. It then describes the MSA demonstration authorized by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), the basis for their tax treatment, and data on their use. The report concludes with a brief discussion of current legislation. In general, it discusses particular bills only after they have been considered by committee or on the House or Senate flo… more
Date: February 3, 2003
Creator: Lyke, Bob & Peterson, Chris L.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Flexible Spending Accounts and Medical Savings Accounts: A Comparison

Description: This report compares FSAs and MSAs. It begins by describing FSAs, the basis for their tax treatment, and data on their use. It then describes the MSA demonstration authorized by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), the basis for their tax treatment, and data on their use. The report concludes with a brief discussion of President Bush’s FY2004 budget proposal and the health savings accounts (HSAs) and health savings security accounts (HSSAs) that were included… more
Date: July 21, 2003
Creator: Lyke, Bob & Peterson, Chris L.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Data on Enrollment, Premiums, and Cost-Sharing in HAS-Qualified Health Plans

Description: Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), which have been available since 2004, are the newest addition to the array of tax-advantaged accounts people can use to pay for unreimbursed medical expenses. To set up an HSA, one must enroll in a qualifying high-deductible health plan (HDHP). This report analyzes findings about enrollment in HSA-qualified HDHPs.
Date: May 13, 2006
Creator: Peterson, Chris L.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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