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HR 6937 115th Congress House Taxation Bank accounts, deposits, capital Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Income tax credits Income tax exclusion Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Health Savings Modernization Act of 2018

Introduced: September 27, 2018 Introduced by: Bera, Ami Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 27, 2018
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Health Savings Modernization Act of 2018

This bill modifies the requirements for tax-favored health savings accounts (HSAs) to:

  • allow the high deductible health plans required for an HSA to provide certain coverage without a deductible,
  • allow HSAs to be used for the medical expenses of adult children who are under the age of 27,
  • allow excess payments of the premium assistance tax credit to be paid to the taxpayer's HSA,
  • modify the limit on out-of-pocket expenses for high deductible health plans, and
  • increase the HSA contribution limit to the amount of the limit for the sum of the deductible and out-of-pocket expenses for a high deductible health plan.

The bill also eliminates provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that restrict the individuals who may purchase catastrophic health plans. (Under current law, the plans are limited to individuals who are younger than 30 years of age or who have a hardship exemption.)

What's happening now September 27, 2018

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6050 Related bill Increasing Access to Care Act
  • S 1976 Related bill Increasing Access to Care Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6937: Health Savings Modernization Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6937/
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"H.R. 6937: Health Savings Modernization Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6937/.
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H.R. 6937, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6937/.
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