Flexible Spending Accounts and Medical Savings Accounts A 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

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] [publisher not identified] 2001

Summary:

Compares the background and tax treatment of two employer-based benefit plans designed to allow individuals to defray unreimbursed medical expenses and to address rising health care costs. Examines details of Flexible Spending Accounts, which reimburse employees for expenses as incurred, against those of Medical Savings Accounts, designed for employees with high-deductible insurance

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Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Flexible Spending Accounts and Medical Savings Accounts

Publisher Number:

CRS-2001-DSP-0155

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