Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) present a new opportunity for consumers to save for health care expenses and directly control more of their health care dollars. Under the current third-party payer system – whether the third-party payer is an employer, government program, or an insurance company – the consumer is removed from decisions of quality, cost, and necessity. HSAs, financed with pre-tax contributions and available to anyone covered by a high deductible health plan, provide consumers with more control and responsibility for their health care decisions.

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