Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Understanding Account-based Plans


FSA. HDHP. HRA. HSA. CDHP.
These five acronyms require only eight letters of the English alphabet, but their mixture is far from simple. How do these terms fit together? Let’s look at them one at a time.
A Health FSA is a flexible spending arrangement that is sponsored by an employer. Employees and employers can contribute to it. Major restrictions include use-or-lose, uniform coverage and a prohibition on reimbursing individual premiums. The FSA typically reimburses out-of-pocket expenses not covered by a major medical plan.

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