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May 30, 2013

IRS Announces 2014 HSA and HDHP Limits

Rainy Day FundThe Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced the 2014 contribution limits, deductible minimums and out-of-pocket maximums for health savings accounts (HSAs) and high-deductible health plans (HDHPs).

  • An HDHP must have a deductible of at least $1,250 for individual coverage and at least $2,500 for family coverage (including a minimum $2,500 embedded individual deductible under family coverage) to qualify an individual to contribute to an HSA. These minimum deductibles are unchanged from 2013.
  • Out-of-pocket maximums for an HSA-qualifying HDHP in 2014 are $6,350 for individual coverage and $12,700 for family coverage. These are increased from $6,250 for individual coverage and $12,500 for family coverage in 2013.
  • Contribution limits for HSAs will be $3,300 for individual coverage and $6,550 for family coverage in 2014. These are increased from 2013’s limits of $3,250 for individual coverage and $6,450 for family coverage. The annual “catch-up” contribution amount for individuals age 55 or older will remain $1,000.

December 5, 2012

Are HSAs the New 401(k) Plans?

BY: KATHLEEN KOSTER

As health savings account account balances grow and become sizable assets for employees, they become a powerful – and increasingly necessary – financial planning tool.

For example, a 65-year-old married couple who retired in 2011 with median prescription drug expenses would need $287,000 to have a 90% chance of covering all medical costs after retirement, according to an Employee Benefit Research Institute study.

Retirement expert Kimberly Sexton believes an employee can fund that number by saving via a health savings account.

By saving $5,000 a year in an HSA at a modest 5% rate of return for 25 years before retiring, an employee will have more than the recommended $250,000 to cover retirement medical expenses.

“Health savings account contributions go in tax-free, grow tax-free and come out tax-free,” Sexton explained to benefits managers at EBN’s 2012 Benefits Forum & Expo.

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