Questions tagged [hdhp]
For questions that relate to High Deductible Health Plans in the USA, and any similar accounts in other jurisdictions. Use with an appropriate country tag.
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Can only the individual version of this health plan be a High-Deductible Health Plan?
I'm looking at a health insurance plan that has a deductible of $3000, for each person enrolled. If you enroll one person, it pays out when that person has $3000 or more of medical expenses. If you ...
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Electing Cobra with HDHP after layoff
I have researched that if a COBRA plan is a HDHP, one can continue to contribute to their HSA.
How would one contribute to HSA pre-tax if laid-off?
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Would the HSA contributions be deducted on tax-...
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Can I afford to take this job's high-deductible health care plan?
I don't have the job offer yet, but one of the jobs I'm looking at would offer me only a high-deductible health insurance plan with an HSA (I don't knw what the deductible is exactly yet). However, ...
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HSA vs. Health Sharing Ministries
Have you seen a comparison of Health Sharing Ministry Plans vs. HDHP plans when the health sharing plan is provided by your employer & HDHP is personal? Is the savings from the employer provided ...
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No-Deductible plan or High Deductible HSA plan?
The Company I work for is offering two Insurance options starting this year. One being the No-deductible plan I am currently on, and the other being a 1500$ deductible plan with an HSA that they will ...
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Moving from individual HDHP to family HDHP, can my wife only contribute to an HSA?
I have had an HSA account that I used to contribute to for my HDHP plan through my employer.
This year I am on my wife's HDHP plan through her employer.
Does this mean I can no longer contribute ...
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Moving from Family HDHP/HSA, to individual HDHP/HSA and individual FSA?
A similar question was asked here, but in this case they were looking to move to a family plan.
Wife has FSA with employer, and my new employer offers an HSA plan. What to do?
My situation is my ...
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How to find HSAs?
I just started a new job with a health plan that includes an employer contribution to an HSA. This is my first time ever having an HSA.
Until I started looking, I thought an HSA was something that I ...
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Medicare Part A and a Health Savings Account (HSA)
I'm over 65, have a part-time job with a high-deductable health plan and a Health Savings Account (HSA).
I want to take Social Security, which includes Medicare Part A automatically (retroactive for ...
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Am I reading the HDHP rules correctly? [duplicate]
I'm puzzled by the rules for High Deductible Health Plans.
For 2019, the IRS defines a high deductible health plan as any plan with a deductible of at least $1,350 for an individual or $2,700 for a ...
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Do HSAs have income limits for deducting contributions?
Traditional IRAs have income limits for claiming contributions as deductions. Do HSAs also have income limits for claiming contributions as deductions?
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I have a HDHP with an HSA through my employer as well as a non-HDHP through my parents. Am I still eligible for the HSA through my HDHP?
I have a HDHP with an HSA through my employer as well as a non-HDHP through my parents. Am I still eligible for the HSA through my HDHP?
I have an HDHP with an HSA through my employer that I started ...
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High-deductible health plan. Deductible calculations?
Current PPO.
Go to Dr. Rich for colonoscopy. On my explanation of benefits Dr. Rich charged 1k for colonoscopy, 1k for analysis, 1k for biopsy. My insurance says colonoscopy is contracted at $800, ...
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What are the HSA limits with spouse having separate health plan and me with a child?
According to the open enrollment table in my HR guide, the 2019 HSA limits are:
EE Only $3,500
EE + Spouse or EE + Child(ren) $7,000
My spouse has her own HDHP ...
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My dependent is covered by both HDHP and non-HDHP insurance plans - is this legal?
I cover my husband and stepchild on my HDHP insurance with an HSA account. Recently, we discovered that the child's mother purchased insurance to cover herself and her children, including my stepchild....
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Wife - HSA/HDHP -Husband traditional & HRA - wife receive $ from H HRA?
I currently have a HDHP/HSA individual plan through my employer.
I have no coverage for health care and prescriptions, through my
current plan until I meet my deductible of $3,000.
After I payout $3,...
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Post tax HSA contribution but did not have HDHP for that year
I have an existing HSA but did not have a qualifed HDHP in 2017. I enrolled in a HSA-qualified HDHP for 2018 and made a post-tax contribution to my HSA in January, 2018 but it was applied to 2017. My ...
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Can you keep HSA funds if you change to a non-HDHP?
If one participates in a high deductible health plan and health savings account, then later transitions to a normal health plan that does not qualify for HSA what happens to the account? Are the funds ...
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How to handle medical costs above maximum HSA contribution
I'm starting a brand new HDHP and HSA this year, and I want to make sure I understand how it works...
My deductible and out-of-pocket are $13,100 (family) with insurance, and I also plan on spending ...
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What can I do with a HSA after I leave a HDHP
I have a HSA which I opened with a previous employer who offered a HDHP.
My new employer does not have a HDHP plan.
Because I'm no longer an employee with my previous employer, my HSA custodian (...
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Why do HDHPs have a maximum out of pocket? [duplicate]
I understand minimum deductibles (to ensure HSAs are only used with cheaper plans) but why the maximum out of pocket? It is worth noting it is different form the general maximum out of pocket of ...
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HSA/FSA, changing health plans mid year, concurrent coverage
My family is on the HDHP offered by my employer which has both an HSA and an LPFSA. The plan is on a calendar year (Jan 1 - Dec 31). We want to move to the plan offered by my wife's employer which not ...
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Does this Health Plan qualifies as HDHP?
I am planning to open a 'Health Savings Account' account but I am not sure if my plan can be considered as HDHP .
I would highly appreciate if someone can kindly have a look at my coverage ...
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I spend more on healthcare than my HSA can cover right now. How to handle reimbursements?
My partner just changed jobs to an employer that only offers a high deductible health plan. This is not an ideal situation for our finances as we both have chronic health conditions, his being high ...
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Does a CDHP plan count as an HDHP plan?
I have a CDHP health insurance plan that comes with an Health Savings Account. As I'm filing my taxes, Turbotax has informed me that my HSA is being additionally taxed because I do not have HDHP ...
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Why do HSA qualifying plans have a max deductible?
In order to be eligible to make tax deductible contributions to an HSA account, you must have a qualifying HDHP (High deductible health plan). Among the requirements, is a deductible and max OOP ...
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Living abroad with Mexican insurance and HSA contribution
I am United States Citizen.
I lived in Mexico all of 2015, I had a high deductible health plan (HDHP) from a Mexican insurance company all of 2015 as well.
My plan meets United States IRS HDHP ...
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Dual coverage and HSAs
Both my wife and I are currently (2015) covered as dependents under our parents' health plans. I'm 100% sure that both plans are HDHPs. I'm currently in open enrollment for my employer, and I want to ...
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What if an employer sets up and contributes to an HSA for an ineligible employee - can he withdraw the excess contributions with no penalty?
My son is 21 years old and starting his first job. He is covered under my health insurance, which is a non-HDHP PPO, until he turns 26. (Because I have other children, I wouldn't save any money by ...
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How do I gracefully transition from a standard medical plan to an HDHP with a non-calendar plan year and multiple FSAs?
My family is on my wife's insurance and FSA which is on a non-calendar plan year (June to July), with the additional FSA through my employer which is on a standard calendar plan year (January to ...
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Health Savings Account Insurance Reimbursement
I have an HSA for my HDHP to which I contribute the maximum IRS allowed pre-tax amount every year to save up for future medical expenses.
Last year (2014), I had my wisdom teeth removed, and the cost ...
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Wife has FSA with employer, and my new employer offers an HSA plan. What to do?
Current Situation
My wife currently has a general health FSA with her employer. The fiscal year started on October 1. We have spent about a third of the money in the account, but she obviously has ...
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Which is better: Employer-sponsored HSA or opening an HSA individually?
So I know that:
Employer-sponsored HSA's allow you to deduct contributions directly from your paycheck, pre-tax
With individual HSAs, you must contribute using post-tax dollars, then deduct those ...
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Can I pay past expenses using an FSA opened midyear?
In my old job I had a HDHP and HSA. Midyear, I started a new job and switched to a standard insurance plan and an FSA.
Can I submit receipts for expenses from January to the FSA that I just opened in ...
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Comparing HDHP vs PPO Plans: Am I missing something?
It's that time of year at work that we're needing to renew our insurance carrier. HR decided to continue the two PPO plans we previously had available, while adding an HDHP + HSA plan. I've compared ...
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I'm getting gouged on prices for medical services when using my HSA plan. How to be billed fairly?
I had never given a second thought to the details of the bills that my health insurance (HI) company used to send me until I moved to a HSA plan.
My typical (before the HSA plan) bill claim would be ...
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Can a US expat have and use an HSA for the tax benefits while living abroad?
I am a US expat living abroad. As some of you may know, I still have to pay US taxes on my foreign income, even though I've been abroad for more than 5 years.
That said, I obviously want to minimize ...
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"Out of Pocket Maximum" and health insurance plan terminology & calculation?
I'm trying to understand the terminology on my health plan. I've read numerous websites, which have only confused me more, as they fail to use examples (more than one should be required) for people ...
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If I don't participate in my employer-sponsored FSA, can I open my own HSA?
My employer offers/manages an FSA (Flexible Spending Account) as part of my health care plan. I put in $800 last year and barely managed to use it up, including expenses in the allowed grace period (...
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Can I change banks for my HSA account?
My employer provides a High-deductible health plan with HSA option. One thing I was surprised by was how many fees were associated with the HSA account offered through my employer (the HSA is ...
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HSA without a HDHP [USA]
I had an HSA with an HDHP with a former employeer. I left that company and now have a traditional health insurance plan.
Should I continue to contribute to my old HSA account?
Are there any tax ...
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Am I elligible to contribute to an HSA plan if my spouse is on Medicare?
I'm a little confused about the IRS qualification rules for an HSA account specifically with respect to Medicare. The eligibility rules state that You must not be currently enrolled in Medicare.
So, ...
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Can I use HSA money to pay for family member that isn't covered by an HDHP?
If I'm in an HDHP, but my wife is on a different plan (non-HDHP), can I use money from my HSA to pay for her costs until she reaches her deductible?
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Who could afford a higher annual deductible who couldn't afford a higher monthly payment?
I'm comparing some health insurance plans with Humana, and trying to understand the relationship between the price tiers. For a single HDHP plan, they have these price options:
$1,500 Deductible - ...
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What is the relationship between a HDHP and an HSA?
I'm confused about how a HDHP and a HSA relate. I understand that there are tax advantages and the money in an HSA is yours to keep.
Like any other health plan, an HSA-compatible plan, the ...
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