Low Cost Health Care Insurance
|
|
|
Welcome to our special collection of educational writings and resources
to support your health insurance search. This site is updated daily. |
|
|
|
A Health Savings Account Primer
By Kurt Stammberger
Jenny Thomas heaved a sigh of relief. A month ago she checked into her local hospital to deliver her first child, but unanticipated complications necessitated an emergency surgery. Fortunately both she and the baby were fine. But if it hadn't been for her family's health savings account (HSA), she could have ended up owing the hospital tens of thousands of dollars.
An HSA is smart savings plan that you use for unanticipated medical expenses. Usually, money that you sock away into the plan comes out of your paycheck before payroll taxes are computed, so that you maximize your savings rate. Furthermore, any income that the HAS plan itself generates (such as from interest or investment appreciation...
[ Read Article ]
|
|
| Copyright 2012 |
|
