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...look behind the rhetoric: in general, Kerry's plan relies on existing government programs like Medicaid along with new tax breaks for employers, while Bush would expand new health savings accounts (HSAs) that give more control (and responsibility) to individuals...
...longer be able to pay all its benefits by 2019. The prognosis? If you're under 50 today, plan to pay for more of your medical care in retirement. The treatment? You may be able to boost your retirement health savings with a new prescription: health savings accounts (HSAs...
...HSAs, authorized by last year's Medicare law, offer a tax-free way to save for current and future health-care needs. Unlike medical savings accounts (MSAs), which were limited to small-business owners and the self-employed, an HSA is open to anyone under 65 covered by a health-insurance policy with an annual deductible of at least $1,000 for singles ($2,000 for families). A family can save up to $5,150 a year, individuals $2,600. Those 55 or older can contribute an extra...
Like the MSAs they replace, HSAs may be most attractive to Americans who have had difficulty getting insurance, especially those with chronic illnesses, who are more likely to have high premiums. Those premiums are lower for policies with higher deductibles, and the HSA lets you save for such costs and out-of-pocket expenses. "You don't have to fight with the insurance company or HMO to get treatment," says Brian McManus of Golden Rule, a leading HSA insurer. When you use HSA money, he adds, "you decide what doctor to go to." But long-term benefits may still accrue...
HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS (HSAs) Products of the Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act, which Congress passed in December, HSAs went into effect on Jan. 1, allowing you to save money in a tax-free account to pay for health-care costs. Individuals with "self-only" policies can make a pretax annual contribution of $2,600, and families can contribute up to $5,150 to an HSA account...