Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Medicare. Careful!
The Transition to Medicare Podcast
English - May 16, 2022 14:00 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsEducation medicare help michigan medicare supplements metro detroit medicare michigan medicare help starting medicare Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Confused about whether or not you can continue to fund your Health Savings Account if you enroll into Medicare? You're not alone. Listen in as we explain some of the basic do and don'ts.
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Helpful links:
Opting out of Part A: https://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Find-Your-Provider-Type/Employers-and-Unions/FS3-Enroll-in-Part-A-and-B.pdf
Part A retro 6 months: https://www.medicare.gov/basics/get-started-with-medicare/sign-up/when-does-medicare-coverage-start
Partial year HSA contributions: https://www.benstrat.com/downloads/HSA-GPS_HSAs-and-Partial-Year-Eligibility.pdf
Excess HSA contributions: https://www.benstrat.com/hsa-faq-excess-contributions/#:~:text=To%20remove%20excess%20contributions%2C%20complete,HSA%20Distribution%20Request%20form%20instead.
More HSA excess contributions: https://dpath.com/hsa-excess-contributions/#:~:text=Generally%2C%20the%20IRS%20penalty%20equals,contribution%20remains%20in%20your%20account
What HSA funds can be used for: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p502.pdf
What HSA funds can be used for when you are enrolled in Medicare: https://www.optum.com/content/dam/optum/consumer-activation/unknown/HSA_and_Medicare.pdf
Using an HSA after age 65 for non-qualified expenses: https://hsastore.com/learn-future-healthy-hsa-age-65.html