Comments on: Health Insurance Update: Why We Chose a High Deductible Plan with an HSA https://www.onefrugalgirl.com/health-insurance-update-why-we-chose-a-high-deductible-plan-with-an-hsa/ Earn, Save, and Live Joyfully. Sat, 17 Oct 2020 15:12:21 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 By: Jackie T. Nichols https://www.onefrugalgirl.com/health-insurance-update-why-we-chose-a-high-deductible-plan-with-an-hsa/comment-page-1/#comment-6524 Sat, 16 Feb 2013 16:34:52 +0000 http://www.onefrugalgirl.com/?p=5125#comment-6524 Rising health-care costs are the main reason that more Americans are finding medical plans with higher deductibles in their workplace benefit offerings. A deductible is the amount the insured must pay before insurance payments kick in.

]]> By: One Frugal Girl https://www.onefrugalgirl.com/health-insurance-update-why-we-chose-a-high-deductible-plan-with-an-hsa/comment-page-1/#comment-6334 Sun, 03 Feb 2013 16:14:19 +0000 http://www.onefrugalgirl.com/?p=5125#comment-6334 Yes Tamara, good point. There are significant tax advantages for saving in an HSA too. I found the HSA calculator on Aetna’s website really helpful: https://member.aetna.com/HsaSavings/important.jsf.

]]> By: Tamara https://www.onefrugalgirl.com/health-insurance-update-why-we-chose-a-high-deductible-plan-with-an-hsa/comment-page-1/#comment-6321 Sat, 02 Feb 2013 03:38:26 +0000 http://www.onefrugalgirl.com/?p=5125#comment-6321 We just switched to one of these as well this year.

One thing you did not mention, aren’t there tax benefits to investing in the HSA?

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