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The Motley Fool November 3, 2010 Dan Caplinger	Your Answer to Skyrocketing Health Costs Health savings accounts are worth a closer look.
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The Motley Fool September 11, 2006 Tim Beyers	The Price of Cheap Insurance Sometimes it makes sense to pay up. There's no such thing as a one-size-fits-all insurance plan. It pays to ask these three questions before you buy any insurance pitch.
BusinessWeek November 8, 2004 Howard Gleckman	How Will The Plans Work? Here are some quick questions and answers about the alphabet soup of health insurance and medical accounts.
Inc. April 2005 Jennifer Gill	Cut Your Health Care Costs Now Nine ways to slash your small firm's insurance costs, from health savings accounts to getting tough with your broker to joining purchasing pools.
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Bank Technology News October 2005 Michael Sisk	Health Savings Accounts: As HSAs Multiply, So Do Tech Plays With a market predicted to surpass that of 401(k)s, health savings accounts are becoming the hottest commodity. The market's explosive potential also has tech providers' tongues wagging.
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Inc. April 2004 Karen Kroll	A 401(k) for Health Care Costs Finally, a way to trim health insurance costs without sticking it to your employees: health savings accounts.
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