Health Savings Account HSA

The definition of Health Savings Account HSA, and how it fits into the Zenefits Health Insurance Marketplace

What is an Health Savings Account (HSA)

A health savings account, also known as an HSA, is an employee benefit program that lets employees contribute pre-tax money through payroll deductions to pay for certain health care expenses.

HSAs are available only with high-deductible health plans. Employers may make contributions to their employees’ HSAs, and will not be required to pay wage taxes on those contributions.

How does a Health Savings Account (HSA) Work?

Individuals that enroll in a Health Savings Account can use any funds allocated to the account, for eligible medical expenses. Often, the funds in a HSA can also be invested, which provides the complete triple-tax advantage.

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"Sidecar Health", "Sidecar Health insurance", "Sidecar Health coverage" and "Sidecar Health plans", collectively, refer to the fixed indemnity insurance product marketed and administered by Sidecar Health Insurance Solutions, LLC. and underwritten by the insurance carriers described below. This is only a brief description of the insurance coverage available. The Policy contains reductions, limitations, exclusions, and termination provisions. Full details of the coverage are contained in the Policy. If there are any conflicts between this document and the Policy, the Policy shall govern in all cases. Insurance plans in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Maryland, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas are underwritten by United States Fire Insurance Company, 5 Christopher Way, 2nd Floor, Eatontown, NJ 07724. Insurance plans in Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi and Ohio are underwritten by Sirius America Insurance Company, 140 Broadway, 32nd Floor, New York, NY 10005. Coverage under these plans is unavailable to applicants age 65 years or older.

§ This is a limited benefits insurance plan and is not an expense incurred medical plan. The benefits provided under this plan are limited in nature and are not related to the costs you may incur for health care services. As a fixed indemnity insurance plan, this plan is exempt from many state and federal requirements that apply to other types of health benefit plans. This policy does not provide major medical expenses coverage, minimum essential coverage or essential health benefits.

Fixed indemnity insurance plans do not provide ACA-qualified Essential Health Benefits or Minimum Essential Coverage. You cannot receive a subsidy (premium tax credit and/or cost-sharing reduction) under the ACA in connection with your purchase of such a fixed indemnity insurance plan. Also, the termination or loss of this policy does not entitle you to a special enrollment period to purchase a health benefit plan that qualifies as minimum essential coverage outside of an open enrollment period.

† Savings estimate based on a study of more than 1 billion claims comparing self-pay prices for a frequency-weighted market basket of procedures to insurer-negotiated rates for the same. Claims were collected between July 2017 and July 2019. R. Lawrence Van Horn, Arthur Laffer, Robert L. Metcalf. 2019. The Transformative Potential for Price Transparency in healthcare: Benefits for Consumers and Providers. Health Management Policy and Innovation, Volume 4, Issue 3. https://hmpi.org/2019/12/09/the-transformative-potential-for-price-transparency-in-healthcare-benefits-for-consumers-and-providers/