A health savings account can be a great way to cut health care costs if you’re eligible for one. As we have pointed out, HSAs offer almost unparalleled tax advantages for savers.
You can pull money from an HSA — tax-free — to help cover qualified and unreimbursed health care costs you rack up throughout the year...
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