You can have both types of accounts, but only under certain circumstances. General Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs) will probably make you ineligible for an HSA. If your employer offers a “limited purpose” (limited to dental, vision or preventive care) or “post-deductible” (pay for medical expenses after the plan deductible is met) HRA, then you can still be eligible for an HSA.

You cannot have an HSA if your spouse’s FSA or HRA can pay for any of your medical expenses before your HDHP deductible is met.

Eligible medical expenses include deductible and coinsurance amounts under a group health plan, charges that are in excess of the amount reimbursed under a group health plan, medications, vision care, dental care and hearing aids. For a more complete list please see the Eligible Expenses list.

A company that provides custodial trust accounts for MSA's will decide if the individual owner of the MSA can maintain it or if all MSA holders must roll their accounts into an HSA. You probably will have received information from your MSA custodial account holder, if not, call the custodial account company or your agent. Typically, you fill out an application for an HSA and then fill out a transfer form that rolls your MSA account dollars to a new HSA account.

A custodian of an HSA is not required to determine whether distributions from your HSA are used for qualified medical expenses. It is your sole responsibility to make that determination. You are also solely responsible for maintaining adequate records for tax purposes and for paying any taxes and penalties, which may result from any distribution. Please discuss any questions you may have with your tax or legal advisor. We keep copies of medical bills and payments made on your behalf.

The Medical Expense Ratio represents the percentage of premiums that are used to pay for the delivery of health care. The Administrative Expense Ratio depicts the percentage of total revenue used to administer the plan. In theory, a company with a low administrative expense ratio would be operating more efficiently than a company with a high ratio.

Yes! Although an MSA operates under many of the same rules that apply to traditional IRAs, it is not an IRA. In other words, an MSA is not a "retirement" plan--it is a "savings account" plan for medical expenses. Plus, unlike an IRA, there are no special income restrictions!

No. Insurance premiums, including premiums for long-term care benefits, may not be reimbursed through the medical expense reimbursement account.

Yes, it is possible, if medical examination is included in the programme of the voluntary medical insurance, but it leads to the rise in price of the voluntary medical insurance for the cost of a medical examination cost.

Fee-for-service is the traditional way of providing health coverage. You go to a doctor or other medical facility of your choice, and the insurance company pays for all or part of your bill. Usually you have to keep track of your medical bills and receipts, and there are often deductibles and caps on how much the company will spend on your medical care every year.

According to IRS Rev Ruling 2004-45 an HSA can only be used with a Limited Purpose HRA, which reimburses for permitted insurance, vision, dental, and preventive care.

The MSA is staffed with nurses who handle case management and pre-authorization for inpatient hospitalizations. The MSA needs to be notified two days prior to any elective hospitalization and within two business days after an emergency or maternity admission at (800) 247-9211. The MSA is available 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. (CT) Monday through Friday. You may also leave a message after hours and on weekends and an MSA Advisor will call you back on the next business day.

employee who terminates employment mid-year is entitled to continue participation in the medical expense reimbursement account for the remainder of the plan year. The employee may increase pre-tax salary reductions prior to termination in order to complete annual contributions before termination.

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Yes. Premiums for the underlying MSA qualified high deductible health insurance policy are deductible to the same extent as premiums for any non-MSA qualified insurance policy, including traditional HMO and PPO plans (this applies equally to group plans as well as individual plans for the self-employed). The main difference, of course, is that the actual amount of the deduction will be smaller because the premiums will be smaller (usually).

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While the IRS allows OTC medicines in general, most employers do not. Please see your employer's plan documents for more information about what is covered under your specific HRA.

A Health Savings Account (HSA) is an investment account from which you can draw money tax-free for medical care. HSAs are owned by the individual and grow through investments, similar to an IRA. HSAs have favorable tax treatment for contributions, distributions and earnings. They are available to individuals covered by a high deductible health plan (HDHP) and can be established to pay for family medical expenses.

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A Medical Savings Account ("MSA") is a special tax-sheltered savings account that is similar to a traditional IRA, only for medical expenses. It's been called a "Medical IRA" and a "Super IRA".