HSA Related Information

  Frequently Asked Questions (c/o Department of Treasury) (Dec. 22, 2003) Click Here
  Department of Treasury Releases Guidance on HSAs (Dec. 22, 2003) Click Here
  Bush signs Medicare Bill into Law (Dec. 8, 2003) Click Here
  Medicare Bill Passes Senate 54-44 (Nov. 25, 2003) Click Here
  Medicare Bill Passes House 220-215 (Nov. 23, 2003) Click Here
  Joint Explanatory Statement (Nov. 21, 2003) HSA Text Only or Full Text
  Congressional Budget Estimates (Nov. 20, 2003) Click Here
  HR1 Legislative Text (Nov. 20, 2003) HSA Text Only or Full Text
  Summary of Final HSA (MSAs expanded) Provisions (Nov. 19, 2003) Click Here
  Conference Agreement Summary (Nov. 18, 2003) Click Here
  AMA Strongly Supports Passage of Medicare Bill (Nov. 17, 2003) Click Here
  Hastert hail Medicare Compromise (Nov. 15, 2003) Click Here
  Sen. Kennedy rounding-up votes for filibuster (Nov. 16, 2003) Click Here
  Deal "in principle" for Medicare Plan (Nov. 15, 2003) Click Here
  Without Drug bill, AARP will lobby against lawmakers (Nov. 14, 2003) Click Here
  Conferees need final draft to Frist & Hastert by Friday (Nov. 14, 2003) Click Here
  Frist and Hastert to make final decision on road-block issues (Nov. 13, 2003) Click Here
  Rep. Thomas leaves Conference...Cancelled until Nov. 17th. (Nov. 12, 2003) Click Here
  Tentative Compromise on Competition between Medicare and Private Health Care
     (Nov. 12, 2003) Click Here
  HSSAs Dropped in Medicare Rx Conference, HSAs (unrestricted MSAs) Stay
      (Oct. 28, 2003) Click Here
  Medicare Outline May be Reached by Friday (Oct. 23, 2003) Click Here
  Medicare Bill Outlined (Oct. 22,2003) Click Here
  HSAs in the Conference Report (Oct. 15, 2003) Click Here
  Motion to remove HSAs from Medicare bill defeated (Oct. 12, 2003) Click Here
  Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) vs. Health Savings Security Accounts (HSSAs) Click Here
  Comparison of Pending and Current Legislation Click Here
  Bills sent to Conference for Final Version Click Here
  House and Senate Pass Two Different Versions of Legislation (June 30, 2003) Click Here
  Summary of HR2596 (June 26, 2003) Click Here
  Health Savings Security Act of 2003: HR2596 (June 26, 2003) Click Here
  Consumer Driven-Health Care through the Health Savings Accountability Act of 2003 (June 6, 2003) Click Here
  Proposed Bill for Health Savings Accountability Act of 2003 (June 6, 2003) - Click Here
  Bush Hails MSAs. (February 3, 2003) Click Here

Budget for this Year to Permanently Extend and Reform MSAs. Click Here
  Senate Bill S1067
  House Bill HR1524
March 9, 2002: President Bush signed the fourth version of the Economic Stimulus Package which contains a one year extension of the current MSA law until December 31, 2003.