Trump Executive Order and HSA's

One of the bullet points in yesterday's order focused on the use of HSA's for Direct Primary Care and Health Sharing Ministries. To those in these types of arrangements, you might want to dial back your enthusiasm.

Why do we say this?

One first must remember the requirements to fund an actual Health Savings Account. Straight from the IRS website...

To be an eligible individual and qualify for an HSA, you must meet the following requirements.

• You are covered under a high deductible health plan (HDHP), described later, on the first day of the month.

So, to fund an HSA to pay for DPC or HSM you must pay premiums and purchase an insurance plan. Nothing like paying premiums for insurance so that you can set up an account to draw funds from said account to pay for more "insurance."