Affordable Health Insurance

Let Your Health Savings Account Work For You

Perhaps you've been hearing more about Health Savings Account lately, and are wondering what it is and how you and your family can benefit from it.

Well, in simple terms, Health Savings Account (HSA) is a relatively new way of paying for your health care expenses.

Health Savings Account is an alternative to traditional health insurance. It is a savings account that you can put money into to save for future medical expenses.

Signed into bill by President Bush last December 8, 2003, it took effect in January 1, 2004 and is already gaining momentum.

Based on reports, over 1.5 million Americans are already enrolled in HSA, and HSA continues to attract individuals and small business employers who are looking to reduce health care costs.

ehealthinsurance.com, the nation's leading source for individual and family health insurance, reports that a third of HSA policies sold through its Web site have been to the previously uninsured, so they seem to be reducing the number of the uninsured.

Furthermore, it reports that HSA-eligible plans are being adopted by all income levels; 40% of HSA-eligible plans were purchased by people incomes of $50,000 or below.

To find out more about the benefits of Health Savings Account and how it can save you money, visit Health Insurance Help - Health Savings Acount.

Then go to ehealthinsurance.com . There you will find tools such as Tax and Retirement Savings Calculators, as well as free online quotes to help you make the right health insurance decisions.

As always, please feel free to contact me if you have other questions.

To Your Health,

Ann