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Health Savings Accounts (HSA)

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A health savings account can help you stay on top of rising health care costs and provide you with tax-deferred savings.

Existing Bank First customers may open an account by contacting their local office. If you are new to Bank First, please visit a nearby location to get started today!

HSA Benefits

HSA Eligibility

You must meet certain requirements to be eligible for an HSA; most importantly, you must be covered under a high deductible health plan (HDHP). An HDHP generally has lower premiums than other types of health plans, but also has higher deductibles. Until your deductible is met, you must pay for all your medical expenses - except for preventive care, which is almost always covered. Assuming your HDHP is HSA-compatible, you can use your HSA assets to pay for these expenses.

An HDHP is considered HSA-compatible if it satisfies the annual deductible and out-of-pocket expense limits (see chart). Check with your health insurance provider to see if your health plan meets these requirements.

Besides having coverage under a HDHP, to be eligible for an HSA, you:

Note that your HSA eligibility is determined as of the first day of each month.

Contribution & Out-of-Pocket Limits for HSAs and High-Deductible Health Plans

Table of contribution & out-of-pocket limits for HSAs and HDHPs
Plan Type 2024 Limits
HSA contribution limit (employer + employee) Self-only: $4,150
Family: $8,300
HSA catch-up contributions (age 55 or older) $1,000
HDHP minimum deductibles Self-only: $1,600
Family: $3,200
HDHP maximum out-of-pocket amounts (deductibles, co-payments, and other amounts, but not premiums) Self-only: $8,050
Family: $16,100

Funding Your HSA

HSA contributions must be made by your tax return due date (April 15), and generally are tax deductible. The maximum amount you (and/or your employer) can contribute to your HSA each year depends on if you have self-only or family HDHP coverage. Also, if you attain age 55 before the close of a taxable year, your contribution limit increases by $1,000 for the annual catch-up contribution.

Using Your HSA

You can withdraw money from your HSA tax free if the money is used to pay qualified medical expenses as permitted under federal tax law. This includes most medical, dental, and vision care, but generally does not include health plan premiums. You can pay medical expenses for yourself as well as for your spouse and any dependents, even if they are not covered by the HDHP.

Qualified medical expenses also include the premiums you pay for qualified long-term care insurance, health insurance when unemployed, health insurance under COBRA continuing health coverage, and certain health insurance premiums after age 65.

Use your HSA money for medical expenses now or in retirement. Keep in mind that HSA distributions not used for qualified expenses are subject to ordinary income tax and a 20 percent IRS penalty tax if taken before age 65 (unless due to death or disability). See a competent tax advisor to help you calculate the savings!

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