FSA: Pros: 1. Tax Benefits: Contributions to an FSA are pre-tax, reducing your taxable income. 2. Instant Accessibility: The entire annual amount of your FSA is available at the beginning of the year. 3. Employer Contributions: Some employers contribute additional funds to FSAs. Cons: 1. Use-It-Or-Lose-It Rule: If you don't use the money in your FSA by the end of the plan year, you risk losing it. 2. Limit on Contributions: In 2022, you can only contribute up to $2,850 (or $5,300 for dependent care FSA). 3. Not Portable: If you leave your job, you can't take your FSA money with you. HSA: Pros: 1. Triple Tax Advantage: Contributions are made pre-tax, growth is tax-free, and withdrawals for qualified medical expenses are tax-free. 2. No Use-It-Or-Lose-It Rule: Unlike an FSA, your HSA funds roll over from year to year, so you don’t have to use them up by a certain date. 3. High Contribution Limits: For 2022, the maximum contributions are $3,650 for an individual and $7,300 for a family. 4. Portability: You can take your HSA with you if you switch jobs. Cons: 1. High-Deductible Plan Required: To be eligible for an HSA, you must be enrolled in a high-deductible health plan (HDHP). 2. Potential Fees: Some HSAs come with monthly maintenance fees, though these often can be avoided. 3. Cost Burden: Since HSAs are typically paired with high-deductible health plans, you may have to deal with high upfront healthcare costs. Answered by chatGPT, 不过看着是那么回事
首先, FSA分两种,先分开,一个是dependent care,是给照顾小孩或者老人的机构或者个人支付的费用,另一个是医疗费用,这一点先搞清楚。 然后再来看医疗费用,这就是FSA医疗费用和HSA的区别。关键是你的保险的种类,如果保险还是以前的那种,每次看病给copay,就只能有FSA。如果是看病付钱走deductable,就是所谓high deductible health plan (HDHP)的保险,就只能用HSA。 FSA每年必须花光,不能carryover,或者carryover有限制,不能投资。 HSA用不完可以carryover,可以投资。 基本上大的区别就是这些。 有HSA的,基本上就不能有医疗FSA了,或者说,只能有非常有限制的医疗FSA了,但是仍然可以有dependent care 的FSA,这个不矛盾
Pros: 1. Tax Benefits: Contributions to an FSA are pre-tax, reducing your taxable income. 2. Instant Accessibility: The entire annual amount of your FSA is available at the beginning of the year. 3. Employer Contributions: Some employers contribute additional funds to FSAs.
Cons: 1. Use-It-Or-Lose-It Rule: If you don't use the money in your FSA by the end of the plan year, you risk losing it. 2. Limit on Contributions: In 2022, you can only contribute up to $2,850 (or $5,300 for dependent care FSA). 3. Not Portable: If you leave your job, you can't take your FSA money with you.
HSA:
Pros: 1. Triple Tax Advantage: Contributions are made pre-tax, growth is tax-free, and withdrawals for qualified medical expenses are tax-free. 2. No Use-It-Or-Lose-It Rule: Unlike an FSA, your HSA funds roll over from year to year, so you don’t have to use them up by a certain date. 3. High Contribution Limits: For 2022, the maximum contributions are $3,650 for an individual and $7,300 for a family. 4. Portability: You can take your HSA with you if you switch jobs.
Cons: 1. High-Deductible Plan Required: To be eligible for an HSA, you must be enrolled in a high-deductible health plan (HDHP). 2. Potential Fees: Some HSAs come with monthly maintenance fees, though these often can be avoided. 3. Cost Burden: Since HSAs are typically paired with high-deductible health plans, you may have to deal with high upfront healthcare costs.
Answered by chatGPT, 不过看着是那么回事
然后再来看医疗费用,这就是FSA医疗费用和HSA的区别。关键是你的保险的种类,如果保险还是以前的那种,每次看病给copay,就只能有FSA。如果是看病付钱走deductable,就是所谓high deductible health plan (HDHP)的保险,就只能用HSA。
FSA每年必须花光,不能carryover,或者carryover有限制,不能投资。 HSA用不完可以carryover,可以投资。
基本上大的区别就是这些。
有HSA的,基本上就不能有医疗FSA了,或者说,只能有非常有限制的医疗FSA了,但是仍然可以有dependent care 的FSA,这个不矛盾
虽然我也搞不清楚FSA和HSA的区别,但你说的有一点好像不太对吧。我家医疗保险是PPO,但是只有FSA,没有HSA。
fsa还是hsa和ppo没关系
我印象中花钱也是。比如你今年用 ppo, 就不能取钱。
不知道是这样不? 我反正付过 penalty.
不是,随便花
跟ppo hmo无关,必须high d才行
HSA 当年的contribution必须有High Deductible 保险才可以contribute。划重点,必须有HD保险,才可以放当年的钱。
HSA contribution可以通过payroll deduction 和自己contribute,区别是payroll deducting 可以免联邦,州税以及社安医保税,自己操作的话可以在报税的时候把联邦和州税拿回来,但是社安医保税(7.65%)拿不回来。
可能我用的名词错了,应该是High deductible health plan,我去改过来