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Health Savings Account

A Health Savings Account (HSA) is a savings account that belongs to you that is paired with the XX
plan. It allows you to make tax-free contributions to a savings account to pay for current and future
medical expenses for you and your dependents.

        START IT                         BUILD IT                         USE IT                        GROW IT

΅΅ Contributions to the          ΅΅ All of the money in your    ΅΅ You can withdraw your        ΅΅ Unused money in your

   HSA are tax-free for you         HSA is yours (including        money tax-free at any           HSA will roll over, earn
   whether they come from           any contributions              time, as long as you use        interest and grow tax-free
   you or the company. The          deposited by the               it for qualified expenses       over time.
   company contributes $XXX         company) even if you           (a list can be found on
   for individual coverage and      leave your job, change         www.irs.gov).                ΅΅ You decide how to
   $XXX for family coverage.        plans or retire.
                                                                ΅΅ You can also save this          use the HSA money,
΅΅ Plans with an HSA typically   ΅΅ In 2020, the total of your                                     including whether to save
                                                                   money and hold onto it for      it or spend it for eligible
   cost less than other plans       contributions and the          future eligible health care     expenses. When your
   so the money you save on         company’s can be up            expenses.                       balance is large enough,
   premiums can be put into         to $3,550 for individual                                       you can invest it — tax-
   your HSA. You save money         coverage and $7,100 for                                        free.
   on taxes and have more           family coverage.
   flexibility and control over
   your health care dollars.

Eligibility Details

΅΅ If you are age 55 or older, you can contribute an additional $1,000 per year.
΅΅ You are not allowed to be enrolled in any other health coverage, and cannot have an HSA if you are enrolled in

  any other health coverage or Medicare, or claimed as a dependent on someone else’s tax return.
΅΅ You cannot participate in the Health Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA) if you have an HSA. Your spouse also

  cannot have a Health Care FSA.

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