Tax-Advantaged Accounts for Health Care Expenses : Side-by-Side Comparison.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Health insurance.

Medical economics.

Tax incentives.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (6 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2005.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides background information on tax-advantaged accounts permitted under current law to help people pay for unreimbursed medical expenses, including flexible spending accounts (FSAs), health reimbursement accounts (HRAs), health savings accounts (HSAs), and Archer medical savings accounts (MSAs). Presents side-by-side comparisons of the principal features of FSAs, HRAs, HSAs, and MSAs, and reviews rules regarding eligibility, contributions, qualifying expenses, nonqualified withdrawals, and carryover of unused funds for the 2005 tax year.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Tax-Advantaged Accounts for Health Care Expenses

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