tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2004 Issue 4

Health Savings Accounts: IRS ISSUES GUIDELINES FOR NEW TAX-FAVORED ACCOUNTS

The Internal Revenue Service in new guidelines outlines the broadly favorable tax treatment and other details of health spending accounts established under the Medicare prescription-drug bill, which went into effect Jan. 1, 2004. HSAs are tax-exempt trust or custodial accounts established to pay qualified medical expenditures and are open to all non-Medicare-covered individuals and families, IRS explains. HSA holders must be covered by high-deductible health plans during the months in which they, their employers, and/or family members make contributions to the accounts. Eligible HDHPs must have annual deductibles of at least $1,000 for individuals and $2,000 for...

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