topics in this section: Medicare Medical Savings Accounts, Medicare Health Savings Accounts

A Medicare Medical Savings Account Is One Of Your Choices

(from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, http://www.cms.hhs.gov/) "The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will implement a new consumer-directed Medicare Advantage product beginning January 1, 2007, called a Medicare Medical Savings Account (MSA) plan. This new plan type combines a high deductible health plan with a medical savings account that beneficiaries can use to manage their health care costs."

CMS will offer regular MSA plans and demonstration MSA plans. There are different deductable, coverage and service aspects to the two types of plans, as well as the geographical areas that are allowed to enroll in them.. (For other Medicare topics, see our home page The Medicare Project - home)

Web pages and brochures from government, education, and non-commercial sites about Medicare Savings Accounts:

brochure: FACT SHEET ON 2007 MEDICARE MEDICAL SAVINGS ACCOUNT PLANS source:Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services file size: 2 pgs; languages: English from the brochure: "...These plans will provide Medicare beneficiaries with the freedom to exercise increased control over their health care utilization while providing them with important coverage against catastrophic health care costs..."   also from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: brochure: Guidance for Medicare Advantage Medical Savings Account (MSA) Plans file size: 18pgs; languages: English our comments: Legal Entity Requirements, Coverage, Plan Design and other topics are covered briefly web page: Medical Savings Accounts - Fact Sheet source:AARP languages: English from the web page: "...Contents: * What are Medical Savings Accounts? * To whom are Medical Savings Account plans currently available? * How is the use of a state-authorized Medical Savings Account plan taxed? * How is the use of a federally authorized Medical Savings Account taxed? * How does the HIPAA private market Medical Savings Account demonstration work? * How does the Medical Savings Account demonstration in the Medicare program work? * Arguments by proponents of MSAs * Arguments by critics of MSAs..."