{"id":39075,"date":"2025-12-11T12:41:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T12:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/?p=39075"},"modified":"2025-12-11T12:41:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T12:41:19","slug":"irs-releases-health-savings-account-expansion-details-under-trump-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/?p=39075","title":{"rendered":"IRS releases health savings account expansion details under Trump law"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS this week shared details about the health savings account<\/a> updates enacted via President Donald Trump<\/a>\u2018s \u201cbig beautiful bill<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

The notice covers the legislation\u2019s new tax benefits for HSAs<\/a>, including wider eligibility<\/a> via high-deductible health plans, or HDHPs. Participants must have an eligible HDHP to make HSA contributions. <\/p>\n

HSAs offer three tax benefits<\/a>: an upfront deduction for contributions, tax-free growth and tax-free withdrawals for qualified medical expenses. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThese changes expand HSA eligibility, which allows more people to save and to pay for healthcare costs through tax-free HSAs,\u201d the IRS said in a news release on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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More than\u00a059 million Americans<\/a>\u00a0had an HSA as of Dec. 31, 2024, according to a survey from Devenir, a company that provides HSA investment solutions and research, and the\u00a0American Bankers Association\u2019s Health Savings Account Council. The survey polled the top 20 HSA providers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Here are the key things to know about the HSA changes enacted via Trump\u2019s \u201cbig beautiful bill.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

More eligibility for HSA contributions <\/h2>\n
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Before Trump\u2019s \u201cbig beautiful bill,\u201d many bronze and catastrophic ACA marketplace plans weren\u2019t HSA-eligible, meaning those enrollees couldn\u2019t make HSA contributions. <\/p>\n

But starting in January, bronze and catastrophic plans will be \u201cHSA-compatible,\u201d even if the plans don\u2019t meet the previous high-deductible health plan rules, the IRS said Tuesday.<\/p>\n

In 2026, these enrollees can start making HSA contributions<\/a>. The health plans don\u2019t have to be purchased via the ACA exchange to qualify. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Trump\u2019s legislation also made permanent the \u201csafe harbor\u201d for certain telehealth and remote health services<\/a> for high-deductible health plans, which was temporarily allowed during the pandemic.<\/p>\n

Retroactive to Jan. 1, 2025, individuals can still use these services before meeting their deductible without jeopardizing eligibility for HSA contributions, according to the IRS. <\/p>\n

Starting in 2026, certain direct primary care arrangements, or PCA, which aren\u2019t billed through insurance, also won\u2019t block eligibility for HSA contributions, with some restrictions. Plus, these individuals can use HSAs to cover their PCA fees, the IRS said. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The fight over ACA subsidies <\/h2>\n
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The latest IRS guidance comes as lawmakers battle over the future of enhanced subsidies<\/a> for Affordable Care Act marketplace health insurance. The pandemic-era tax break<\/a>, which makes ACA plan premiums more affordable, will expire after 2025 without changes from Congress.<\/p>\n

For 2025, more than 22 million people, roughly 92% of enrollees<\/a>, receive the subsidy, according to KFF, a health policy research group.\u00a0<\/p>\n

While Democrats have pushed to extend the ACA subsidies, Republicans have countered with alternative proposals.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, and Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chair of the Senate Finance Committee, this week unveiled a proposal<\/a> that would let ACA subsidies lapse, while directing funds to eligible HSA accounts.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to give Americans more control over their own health care decisions,\u201d Sen. Crapo said in a statement<\/a> on Monday. <\/p>\n

Under the senators\u2019 proposal, individuals with income less than 700% of the federal poverty level would receive the HSA funds<\/a> if enrolled in bronze or catastrophic plans in 2026 or 2027. The payment would be $1,000 for participants aged 18 to 49 and $1,500 for those aged 50 to 64. <\/p>\n

However, it\u2019s unclear whether either party will approve a plan before year-end<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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