Archive for June, 2009

Are democrats and republicans leading us into a bigger problem?

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

netjr asked: Democrats and republicans both have “solutions” to health care. The democrats are more far reaching wanting to extend health insurance to everyone and the republicans want to make health care less expensive with savings accounts and tort reform. But neither of them is addressing the real problem - there is a [...]

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switch to health HSA before i cancel Oxford health plan.Shall i still pay the premium for the overlapped month

Sunday, June 28th, 2009

justiceandfairness asked: change my health plans to HSA ( high savings account) of Golden Rule insurance company on Jan.31,2007 and cancel my prior plans with Oxford sometime on Feb. 2007. Oxford still wants me to pay the premium of Feb. I refused. Oxford now are lawsuiting me. Shall i pay them?Wesley Swider

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I’m being laid off and I have 1 mo. of health insurance left. I have an HSA. How do I use my $1,100?

Sunday, June 28th, 2009

chunksloth_2000 asked: My health savings account has $1,100.00 in it, and as I read it, you need to use the money for health related causes. Now, I could buy $1,100 worth of vitamins at the drugstore and resell them, but that doesn’t seem practical. I’ve already been to my primary care physician, even had a [...]

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Pearly Gates or Pearly Whites?

Saturday, June 27th, 2009

Coolest Ghoul asked: Why doesn’t God require you to put 10% of your income into a Health Savings Account rather than giving it to a church? An HSA is pre-tax, and can be used for dental work, which most HMO’s don’t cover.
So I say, stop donating 10% to a church. Donate 10% to your health [...]

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Besides it being a tax deduction for the employer, how does an Health Savings Account help an employer out?

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

Brian M asked: Thank you for everyone’s response, so far. But my question is how it benefits the employer, not the employee…Chuck Yochim

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California Bankruptcy and HSA Health Savings account?

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

napamikey asked: Is a HSA exempt under bankruptcy law in California?Jazmine Gavia

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Do medical insurance and tobacco companies own Fred Thompson ?

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

moon_flower_unicorn_power asked: In 2001 Thompson voted against a bill allowing patients to sue health insurance providers. In 1998 he voted against increasing tobacco restrictions, and in 1996 he voted against health care savings accounts.
http://pewforum.org/religion08/compare.php?Issue=Health_Care
Army Retired Guy…you keep saying the same BS…since when is a senate voting record part of a conspiracy?…about what i’d expect from [...]

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Can anyone tell me what will happen with this 401K scenario?

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

Lostandconfused asked: My employer allows us to save the IRS maximum of $15,500 in our TSP/401K. So I divided 15,500 by the 26 pay periods we have each year to find the amount to have withheld. What happens in the years there are 27 pay periods? Will I have too much taken [...]

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Why force govt healthcare when we have HSAs?

Sunday, June 21st, 2009

Lonestar asked: Health Savings Accounts -
This is where you can set aside up to $2,900 every year in a special tax-free savings account. The money is allowed to cumulate year after year. This is before tax money. Then, with this money sitting in your HSA you can go out and buy a high-deductible health insurance [...]

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I saw a question about universal health care and it made me wonder how many of you realized this?

Saturday, June 20th, 2009

I_Love_McRedneck asked: Your company’s high deductible plan is a great solution to your problems - and it already exists! Your company just doesn’t tell you about it because it’s a FREE plan, that’s right - NO monthly premiums. you get the same discounts as people with a PPO plan, only you pay nothing. [...]

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