[Hidden-tech] Health insurance - HSA experience?

[Will Loving]

I've looked into HSAs and when I last checked a couple of months ago, only
one MA insurer had one available and it was no less expensive then the
regular plans. The potential savings of 50% over regular plans that I'd read
about in Newsweek and elsewhere were just not there. Perhaps as more
providers offer them the plans will get better, but at the moment, at least
in MA, there doesn't seem to be much available.

Personally, since nationalized health insurance is not likely anytime soon,
I'd like to see the New England states and New York get together and create
a Regional health insurance compact. I've talked with Stan Rosenberg about
this but don't know if anyone is seriously considering it. Perhaps it will
take another 20% of the population loosing their insurance before anything
happens. There is legislation in development in the MA State House for
state-wide health insurance, ways to fund it are currently being studied.

Will Loving


on 2/28/05 5:38 PM, Christian Lagier at clagier at sprynet.com wrote:

> Somebody told me that the new HSA (Health Savings Accounts) could be the
> answer, possibly for you, but specifically good for the self-employed.
> Does anybody have any experince with HSAs in Massachusetts? Who provides
> them?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Christian


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