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Health Savings Accounts: Growth Concentrated Among High-Income Households And Large Employers.

Authors :
Helmchen, Lorens A.
Brown, David W.
Lurie, Ithai Z.
Lo Sasso, Anthony T.
Source :
Health Affairs. Sep2015, Vol. 34 Issue 9, p1594-1598. 5p.
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

The article presents a study on the growth of health savings accounts (HSAs) among high-income households and large employers in the U.S. Topics discussed include the increase in HSAs between 2005 and 2012, the debate regarding the initiative, and the use of the 2004-2012 population-level tax information from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in the study.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
02782715
Volume :
34
Issue :
9
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Health Affairs
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
109352662
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2015.0480