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Financial Planning April 1, 2006 Donald Jay Korn	HSAs Determining how to procure vital health insurance without breaking clients' bankbooks has become a challenge for financial planners. Are these low-priced insurance plans the new prescription for rising healthcare costs?
Financial Advisor October 2005 O'Donnell & Maher	Health Savings Accounts: To Have And To Hold Offering deductibility, tax-free growth, unpenalized carryovers from year to year, tax-free withdrawals and portability, a health savings account (HSA) is a financial planning tool that needs to be considered by advisers.
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.
BusinessWeek November 8, 2004 Gleckman & Woellert	Your New Health Plan Health savings accounts, like 401(k)s, will give employees more choices -- but also a greater share of the costs
Financial Planning April 1, 2007 Donald Jay Korn	Healthy, Wealthy and Wise As more and more affluent clients start managing their medical costs, financial advisors may be asked to provide a second opinion on the choices.
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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Financial Planning January 1, 2005 Kevin J. Delaere	Healthy Advice Both clients and financial advisers should consider health and medical savings accounts as a vital part of an investment plan.
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The Motley Fool September 13, 2006 Dan Caplinger	The Dark Side of HSAs The combination of tax-deductible savings, tax-free income and withdrawals, and lower insurance premiums make the health savings account provisions extremely attractive. However, HSAs aren't right for everyone.
The Motley Fool September 29, 2006 Karl Thiel	Is an HSA Right for You? Health savings accounts can help you reduce costs -- if you know how they work.
Registered Rep. October 22, 2012 Kevin McKinley	Giving Working Clients a Health Insurance Checkup As health care has taken center stage in the national debate, one of clients' biggest concerns is how to handle their ever-increasing and always-confusing health insurance and health care costs.
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Inc. April 2006 Carl Schramm	Unexpected Benefits More people will start companies, thanks to health savings accounts.
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Financial Planning September 1, 2008 Jeanne Lee	HSA Highlights As healthcare costs continue to skyrocket, small business clients must arm themselves with strategies to help their employees save money on health benefits. One way is knowledge of health savings accounts and the various ways they can make benefits more affordable.
BusinessWeek March 15, 2004 Carol Marie Cropper	Why Health Savings Accounts May Flop It's that time of year: Accountants are reminding you to make contributions to tax-favored plans such as IRAs and 401(k)s. This year brings a new option -- the Health Savings Account, approved late last year in the same bill that gave seniors prescription-drug coverage. But don't rush to sign up: You almost certainly don't qualify.
The Motley Fool September 16, 2009 Dan Caplinger	The Biggest Casualty of Obamacare Health savings accounts that qualify for deductions on your income tax return could disappear.
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Registered Rep. January 1, 2006 Jim Ambrosio	Filling A Void The potential of the health savings account in the small-business market as both an investment and insurance vehicle is enormous for banks, brokerages and insurers, as well as for independent advisors.
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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BusinessWeek October 24, 2005 Lauren Young	A Bad Case Of Sticker Shock Next year's health benefits will cause you to say "Ouch!" Here's what the most important changes will look like - and how painful they'll be.
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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.
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Registered Rep. May 25, 2011 Mark Miller	Pros and Cons of the Healthcare Reform Law The new health reform law already is changing the health insurance market in important ways that will affect your clients' choices and expenses.
Managed Care March 2004 John Carroll	Health Savings Accounts Ready To Enter the Market Federal backing aligns with market pressure to create an irresistible force. However, health plans need to be aware of some troubling issues.
Entrepreneur March 2004 Stephen Barlas	Healthy Choice Republicans and Democrats in Congress hope a new type of high-deductible health insurance account (Health Savings Account, or HSA) for the self-employed and small businesses will succeed where Medical Savings Accounts (MSAs) failed.
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Managed Care December 2007	Most HSA/HDHPs Cover Preventive Treatment on a First-Dollar Basis Most health savings account plans cover recommended preventive benefits on a first-dollar basis, which is to say without regard to whether the deductible has been met. A new survey shows which high-deductible plans are compatible.
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