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HSAs are still fairly new. Here we reprint news stories in the popular press about them.

The impact of health reform on HSAs

American Osteopathic Association Health Notes on HSAs

Washington Post article: Health Savings Accounts Make Sense if You're Physically and Fiscally Fit

Workforce Management: GOP Health Care Reforms Rely on Tax Credits

 

The bad health of American health care - The Economist

What do health savings accounts mean for the emergency department?

Democrats take aim at health accounts - Washington Times - Mar 2007

Banks pile into health savings accounts - Wall St. Journal - Nov 2006

Health-Care Homework Headache - Oct 2006

Why small businesses shouldn't skimp on healthcare - Sept 2006

Largest health insurance company is looking to expand its consumer-driven health plans with HSAs - August 2006

Opinion by John Berry: Health Savings Accounts Are Flawed - Aug 2006

Study says HSAs may not significantly cut nation's medical costs - July 2006

End of the Private New Deal - OpEd on The American Prospect, July 2006

 

Health savings accounts double in Vermont - July 2006

Op-Ed: Health savings accounts add costs to our health system - July 2006

Five tips for surviving high-deductible healthcare - US News and World Report June 2006

Most health savings accounts are staying empty - June 2006

Shopping for health care prices can be pretty confusing - May 2006

Wisconsin Senate Approves Tax Break For Health Savings Accounts - Apr 2006

 

Understanding Key Parts of the Mass. Health Plan

From Military.com

Saving healthcare, one uninsured person at a time: the Massachusetts story - April 2006

3rd Annual World Health Care Congress convenes in Washington, DC to discuss
current state and future challenges of health care in the US
- April 2006

From the 1970s: A Rand study on health insurance economics

 

Bush says 4.5 million people have HSAs, an increase of 43% from a year ago. April 2007

State taxes and HSAs

Presidential candidates on HSAs