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Health Savings and Affordability Act of 2009

Introduced: September 22, 2009 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps

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Became law

Sep 22, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Sep 22, 2009

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Health Savings and Affordability Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a tax deduction from gross income for the cost of health insurance coverage for individual taxpayers, their spouses, and dependents; (2) permit holders of health savings accounts (HSAs) and their spouses who are age 55 or older to make additional (catch-up) contributions to a joint HSA; (3) increase the allowable amount of the tax deduction for contributions to HSAs; (4) combine individual and family deductibles under high deductible health insurance plans; (5) allow for increased rollovers from flexible spending arrangements (FSAs) or health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) into HSAs; (6) allow the payment of premiums from HSAs for high deductible health plans; and (7) treat as medical care for purposes of the tax deduction for medical expenses certain exercise equipment and fees for physical fitness programs.

What's happening now September 22, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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