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Asked: Apr 24, 2010

How does a health savings plan work for people in different age brackets?

How does a health savings plan work for people in different age brackets?

Categories: In California
Plan Types: In Health Savings Accounts

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Many people are now opting to get health insurance plans with Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) attached to them because they realize the use of HSAs for future medical epenses. A health savings plan will work for almost anyone regardless of his age and even financial status. Young people choose to get a health savings plan because this type of plan is relatively inepensive. It's common for young individuals to pay under $100 for their health insurance premiums that might offer up to $3 million in lifetime benefits. The premium for Individuals plans for younger people are usually very low because they tend to be healthy and less likely to use their coverage. There are private health insurance companies think that young individuals are more likely to need coverage for accidents as opposed to coverage for certain illnesses, so these companies also offer additional $100 accident plans to their high deductible HSA plans. For people in their mid-years with families, a health savings plan is very useful because they have to take care of a lot of medical epenses. They can choose to withdraw ta-free money from their accounts to pay for other medical services not covered by their policies. For people nearing the retirement age, Individuals plans with HSAs attached to it can be very useful. The money they put in the account can be used to cover medical epenses they are sure to incur as they grow older. - July 3, 2009 @ 3:22 pm

Answered: Apr 28, 2010

 

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