A health savings account (HSA) is a tax-advantaged account people can use to pay for qualified health care expenses. Employees own and manage their HSAs, giving them an incentive to control their spending and make the most of their health care dollars. Employers may choose to contribute to employees’ HSAs as part of their benefits plans.
Account owners must be covered by HSA-eligible, high-deductible health plans to make deposits or have others make contributions to their HSAs. The IRS reviews and updates annual HSA-eligible plan definitions and individual and family contribution limits annually.
Why choose an Optum Bank HSA?
- We’re a bank dedicated to health care. Optum Bank, Member FDIC, is a leading HSA administrator with more than 1 million accounts.
- We’re experts. We’ve helped thousands of businesses introduce health savings accounts to their employees. We can show you how, too. Just use our step-by-step action plans and engagement tools.
- We’re easy to work with. Online banking and the Optum Bank HSA Debit MasterCard® give employees the tools to manage their accounts. For employers, we have online HSA plan enrollment and management tools and a dedicated employer support team.
Optum Bank, based in Salt Lake City, Utah, is dedicated to health care banking and has more than $2 billion in assets under management. Visit our website at www.OptumBank.com.
Features
Optum Bank HSAs feature:
- Smart support. Account holders enjoy 24/7 account access with easy-to-use self-service tools. Employers can manage their HSA program online and download employee enrollment and education tools.
- Three account options. Choose an HSA that suits your employees’ saving and spending needs. Optum Bank offers three account choices. One is a low-cost, no-interest account. The other two have monthly fees, competitive tiered interest rates and options to invest in mutual funds.
- Seamless integration. Add an HSA without adding hassle — Optum Bank HSAs will work with any eligible high-deductible health plan.
- Investment options. Give employees the option to use some of their money to invest in mutual funds for greater potential growth over time.
- Tax-free distributions. Employees pay no income taxes on withdrawals when they use their HSA funds to pay for qualified health care expenses.
- No “use it or lose it” rule. Employees can build savings over time for future health care expenses, even those they’ll have in retirement.
Benefits
Optum Bank HSAs can help you:
- Beef up your benefits. You can choose to make tax-deductible contributions to your employees’ accounts.
- Help employees save. Employees’ contributions reduce their federal taxable income (and their state income tax, too, in most states).
- Cut costs. Spend less on administration — employees are responsible for verifying and paying for expenses and reporting taxes on account distributions.
- Attract talent. HSAs are a smart, flexible benefit that can distinguish you when competing for skilled workers.
Add an Optum Bank HSA to your benefit plan
Call 1-866-427-6804 or e-mail engage@optum.com to reach an employer relations representative, who can walk you through:
- Enrollment and contribution methods
- Calculators and tools available to your employees
- Our competitive fees and interest rates
Health savings accounts (HSAs) are individual accounts offered by Optum BankSM, Member FDIC, and are subject to eligibility and restrictions, including but not limited to restrictions on distributions for qualified medical expenses set forth in section 213(d) of the Internal Revenue Code. This communication is not intended as legal or tax advice. Please contact a competent legal or tax professional for personal advice on eligibility, tax treatment, and restrictions. Federal and state laws and regulations are subject to change.
Investments are not FDIC insured, are not guaranteed by Optum Bank and may lose value.
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Investing in certain funds involves special risks, such as those related to investments in foreign securities, small- and mid-capitalization stocks, and high-yield securities.
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