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<title>Health Savings Act of 2017</title>
<summary summary-id="id115s403v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2017-05-02">
<action-date>2017-02-15</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><strong>Health Savings Act of 201</strong><b>7</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to health savings accounts (HSAs), to: </p> <ul> <li>rename high deductible health plans as HSA-qualified health plans; </li> <li>allow spouses who have both attained age 55 to make catch-up contributions to the same HSA; </li> <li>make Medicare Part A (hospital insurance benefits) beneficiaries eligible to participate in an HSA;</li> <li>allow individuals eligible for hospital care or medical services under a program of the Indian Health Service or a tribal organization to participate in an HSA; </li> <li>allow members of a health care sharing ministry to participate in an HSA; </li> <li>allow individuals who receive primary care services in exchange for a fixed periodic fee or payment, or who receive health care benefits from an onsite medical clinic of an employer, to participate in an HSA; </li> <li>include amounts paid for prescription and over-the-counter medicines or drugs as &quot;qualified medical expenses&quot; for which distributions from an HSA or other tax-preferred savings accounts may be used; </li> <li> increase the limits on HSA contributions to match the sum of the annual deductible and out-of-pocket expenses permitted under a high deductible health plan; and </li> <li>allow HSA distributions to be used to purchase health insurance coverage.</li> </ul> <p>The bill also: (1) amends the federal bankruptcy code to exempt HSAs from creditor claims in bankruptcy, and (2) amends the Social Security Act to reauthorize Medicaid health opportunity accounts. </p> <p>The bill allows a medical care tax deduction for: (1) exercise equipment, physical fitness programs, and membership at a fitness facility; (2) nutritional and dietary supplements; and (3) periodic fees paid to a primary care physician and amounts paid for pre-paid primary care services. </p>]]></summary-text>
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