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Health Savings Accounts: Robin Hood in Reverse

Posted April 15, 2024 by Rachel Schwab

As another tax filing season comes to a close, millions of Americans have reduced their taxable income through accounts that help pay for medical costs using a “health savings account” (HSA). Members of Congress have put forth bipartisan proposals to expand HSAs, but with the benefits of these accounts primarily accruing to healthier and wealthier Americans, expanding this option could exacerbate an already regressive tax break without improving access to coverage or care.

CHIR Holds Navigator Twitter Q&A: Top 5 Questions

Posted November 19, 2018 by Olivia Hoppe

The Center on Health Insurance Reforms held its first-ever Tweetchat in light of the release of our updated Navigator Resource Guide. We asked navigators, assisters, and consumers to ask us questions they had about Open Enrollment or health insurance generally. Here are five questions participants had about health insurance.

House Committee to Consider Expanding Health Savings Account Tax Breaks for High Income

Posted July 17, 2018 by Edwin Park

On July 11, the full House Ways and Means Committee approved multiple health-related tax bills, many of which would expand tax breaks for Health Savings Accounts (HSAs). As Georgetown Center for Children and Families’ Edwin Park explains, these HSA bills would primarily benefit those with high incomes, rather than make health coverage more affordable for low- and moderate-income children and families.

April Research Round Up: What We’re Reading

Posted May 7, 2018 by Olivia Hoppe

In CHIRblog’s April installment of What We’re Reading, CHIR’s Olivia Hoppe digs into reports that highlight 2018 Affordable Care Act enrollment outcomes and policies that will affect 2019, the risks of short-term health plans, the impact of the ACA’s marketplaces on individuals with chronic health conditions, and the rising prevalence of health savings accounts and high-deductible health plans.