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Health Savings Account

What is a Health Savings Account (HSA)?

An HSA is designed to help you pay for out-of-pocket medical expenses. You qualify for an HSA if you have a high-deductible health insurance plan. Contributions to HSAs can be made pre-income tax, which allows you to make withdrawals for qualified medical expenses tax-free.

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Benefits Of An IncredibleBank HSA


Up to 0.45% APY

Earn interest monthly on tax-free contributions that can be used for medical expenses or retirement funds.


Choose your own provider

You have the flexibility to choose your own healthcare provider, services and products. Shopping around is always a tremendous benefit.


Rollover to the next year

The funds you don't use in your HSA rollover to the next year, and years after, earning tax-free interest every year.

What can my HSA funds be used for?

Office-visit co-payments
Health insurance deductibles
Dental expenses
Vision care (eye exams and eyeglasses)
Prescription drugs and insulin
Medicare premiums
Hearing aids
Hospital and physical therapy bills
Wheelchairs and walkers
X-rays





How Do I Qualify For An HSA?


1. You need a high-deductible health insurance plan (HDHP)

For the year 2024, this is defined by the IRS as a health insurance plan with a deductible of at least $1,600 of coverage for an individual, or $3,200 for a family

2. Your health plan must conform to an out-of-pocket maximum

For 2024, the out-of-pocket maximum for an HSA qualified health plan can’t be more than $8,050 for individual coverage or $16,100 for family coverage

3. You must qualify from year-to-year.

If your plan changes and no longer qualifies, you can’t make additional contributions to your HSA - however, those funds will always be yours to use for allowed medical purposes. 

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Maximize Your Wealth Through Your HSA

Flexibility After 65

Before age 65, the money in an HSA can only be used tax-free for qualified medical expenses. If you withdraw your HSA funds for anything else, the money will be taxed, plus you will pay a 20% penalty in addition to the taxes. After age 65, how you decide to use your HSA funds becomes far more flexible. Although money used for nonmedical expenses will be subject to federal and state income taxes (in most cases), after 65 you will not be subject to the 20% penalty fee when you use your HSA for other expenses.

Maximize Compound Interest

We'll keep it simple: Even your interest earns interest. So the longer you keep funds in your account, the more interest it earns.







Medicare Enrollment

If you are enrolled in Medicare, you are no longer eligible to make HSA contributions. However, your options expand for how you can use the money in your HSA account. Fund your dream trip, purchase that vacation home, and make your retirement incredible.

Start Now

Open your IncredibleBank HSA today to get started taking advantage of all the benefits it has to offer. Make pre-income tax contributions and pay for tax-free qualified medical expenses. Earn tax-deferred interest on your balance. Get your funds earning interest, and your interest earning you more interest. And once you retire, enjoy more flexibility with how to use your funds.







Triple Tax Benefits

1
Your contributions are tax-deductible up to your annual maximum

2
Just like an IRA or 401(k), your invested HSA funds grow tax-deferred

3
When you withdraw from your account for eligible health-related expenses, those are 100% tax free




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Frequently Asked Questions

It's a bank account that allows you to set aside funds for health expenses. To be eligible for an HSA, you must have a high-deductible health plan (HDHP).
 
Eligible contributions are tax-deductible, and you can use your HSA money tax-free to pay for qualified medical expenses for you, your spouse, and your qualified dependents. You can choose to invest some or all of your HSA money for potential growth to help pay for qualified medical expenses in retirement. If it grows, that growth is also tax-free. Plus, your HSA is not "use-it-or-lose-it"—the account belongs to you, and your contributions can compound year after year.
 
Note that while this account is called a Health Savings Account, the way it functions more closely resembles a checking account. If you are ever setting up an ACH transaction to electronically deposit into or withdraw from an HSA, you would need to select "Checking" as the type of account.
Yes. HSA money is not "use-it-or-lose-it," unlike an FSA, and your entire HSA balance carries over from year to year, forever. In general, HSAs cover a broader variety of qualified medical expenses than FSAs. Also, FSAs are generally sponsored by your employer, while your IncredibleBank personal HSA is a brokerage account owned by you. That means your HSA is always yours, even if you change employers or move to a different state.
HSAs are tax-advantaged in three ways. First, personal HSA contributions using after-tax money may be federal income tax-deductible. If you have an HSA through your employer, you can make pre-tax payroll contributions—this type of contribution saves more on taxes than tax-deductible after-tax contributions. Second, spending your HSA money on qualified medical expenses is free of federal income taxes. Third, if you invest some or all of your HSA money, any growth is also tax-free.

You're eligible to open and contribute to an HSA if:

  • You're covered by a high-deductible health plan on the first of the month
  • Your health plan also needs to conform to an out-of-pocket maximum
  • You're not enrolled in Medicare
  • You cannot be claimed as a dependent on someone else's tax return
We try to keeps fees as minimal as possible. And we never try to hide the fees we do have. You can find all of the fees and service charges on our Schedule of Fees.
Your HSA and your balance are always yours, even if you change employers or move to another state. You can contribute to your HSA—even an HSA offered by your previous employer—as long as you continue to meet eligibility requirements. Even if you become ineligible to contribute to your HSA, you can spend your HSA money tax-free for qualified medical expenses any time, including through retirement.

Your HSA is always yours, so you can still spend your HSA money on qualified medical expenses with no federal income taxes or penalties in retirement.

Retirement-related qualified medical expenses, covered by your HSA, could include:

  • COBRA coverage costs
  • Health care coverage while you’re receiving unemployment benefits
  • Medicare premiums other than Medicare Supplemental coverage
  • Qualified long-term care coverage

If you choose to use your HSA money for something other than qualified medical expenses, you will be responsible for paying federal income taxes on it and may be penalized if you’re under age 65. You’ll also still be eligible to contribute to your HSA in retirement as long as you aren’t enrolled in Medicare or covered by an ineligible health plan.

IncredibleBank will issue you a debit card that is linked to your HSA, and can be used for medical related expenses. Here is a brief list of what the funds can be used for, but the IRS published a complete list found here:
  • Office-visit co-payments
  • Health insurance deductibles
  • Dental expenses
  • Vision care (eye exams and eyeglasses)
  • Prescription drugs and insulin
  • Medicare premiums
  • Hearing aids
  • Hospital and physical therapy bills
  • Wheelchairs and walkers
  • X-rays



Sign up for an HSA online today!