Health Savings Account Blog

Healthy people tend to interact with the healthcare system episodically. Once in awhile they go to the emergency room or take a prescription drug. On these occasions, they gain knowledge that improves their skills as medical consumers. But it may be several years before they use that knowledge again, by which time it may be obsolete.

On the other hand, the chronically ill are different. Their treatments are usually repetitive, requiring the same procedures, visits and/or medicines, week after week, year after year. Consequently, cost-saving discoveries by these patients are not one-time events. Rather, they pay off indefinitely.

Numerous studies have found the chronically ill can reduce costs and improve quality by managing their own care. But healthcare management is difficult and time-consuming. So patients should reap both health rewards and financial rewards from making better decisions. Insurers should be able to create versatile HSA accounts for patients with differing chronic conditions. They should be able to adjust the accounts' funding to fit specific circumstances, says Goodman.

As Health Savings Accounts evolve, more consumer-driven savings opportunities will become available to more segments of the population.

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