H.R. 3006 · 114th Congress

Helping Save Americans' Health Care Choices Act of 2015

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2015-07-09
Latest action
2015-07-09 · Introduced in House

Summary

Helping Save Americans' Health Care Choices Act of 2015

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to health savings accounts (HSAs), to:

eliminate the requirement that a participant in an HSA be enrolled in a high deductible health care plan; increase the maximum contribution amount to an HSA; permit both spouses in an HSA to make catch-up contributions to the same account; allow the use of HSAs to pay health insurance premiums and long-term care insurance premiums; treat fees paid in advance for the right to receive medical services as a deductible medical expense; permit Medicare recipients to participate in HSAs; repeal the restriction on payments from HSAs for nonprescription drugs; repeal the additional tax on distributions from HSAs and Archer Medical Savings Accounts; and repeal the $2,500 limitation on salary reduction contributions to a health flexible spending arrangement under a cafeteria plan.