If you’ve just lost your group health coverage through work, just got notice that your health insurance premiums are going up again, or just wish you had some control over your health care, a health savings account (an HSA) may be just what you need. An HSA offers independence from employer-based coverage, options to keep premiums low and gives you more choice in how you manage your health care expenses.
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HSA Plans combine high-deductible health insurance policies with tax-advantaged savings accounts. While you’re in relatively good health, high-deductible plans may fulfill all your coverage needs because plans purchased after March 2010 cover regular preventive services even before you’ve met the deductible. For example, flu shots, a yearly checkup, and looking for dangerous conditions like certain cancers, diabetes, high blood pressure, etc., are all covered even though plans with high deductibles cost less than full-coverage policies.
If you do need to pay for services that aren’t covered, some (but not all) high-deductible health insurance plans work with an HSA. These accounts allow you to earn interest tax-free and withdraw money to pay for qualified health care tax-free. While certain health-related expenses like aspirin, cough syrup or other over-the-counter medicines are not eligible to be paid for through an HSA, lots of other health-related costs are covered.
Health Savings Accounts Can Expand Your Choice Of Health Care
You can use your HSA funds to pay for acupuncture, aromatherapy, Ayurvedic Medicine, chiropractor services, Christian Science Practitioners, dental care, homeopathy, hydrotherapy, medical massage, nutritional counseling, or Traditional Chinese Medicine. You can even pay for qualified long-term care insurance via your HSA.
The National Institutes of Health recently recognized the benefits of what has been referred to an “alternative” health care in this country. With increasing demand, more health providers are offering these services in efforts to treat people more holistically. If you find your health insurance policy limits your choice of treatment, an HSA will allow you to take tax deductions for these expenses and earn interest tax-free to help you grow your savings quickly.