Medicare Medical Savings Account (MSA) Plans

A Medicare Medical Savings Account (MSA) plan is a type of Medicare Advantage plan that combines a high-deductible health plan with a medical savings account.  Enrollees of Medicare MSA plans can initially use their savings account to help pay for health care, and then will have coverage through a high-deductible insurance plan once they reach their deductible.  Medicare MSA plans provide Medicare beneficiaries with more control over health care utilization, while still providing coverage against catastrophic health care expenses.  In Demonstration MSA plans, some MSA provisions are waived to make the plans more like other consumer-directed health plans, such as health savings accounts (HSAs) available in the private sector.

Downloads
MSA Overview Fact Sheet [PDF, 23Kb] MSA Tax-Reporting Fact Sheet [PDF, 31Kb] MSA Plans by State 2008 [PDF, 61Kb] MSA Plans by State 2009 [PDF, 58Kb] MSA Banking Guidance [PDF, 23 Kb] MSA Account Guidance [PDF, 15Kb] MSA Demo Press Release - July 10, 2006 CMS Announces Step to Improve Access to Consumer-Directed Health Plans in Medicare [pdf, 23Kb] 2006 MSA Demo Federal Register Notice [pdf, 29Kb]
Related Links Inside CMS
2009 Call Letter and 2009 Model Evidence of Coverage Medicare Managed Care Manual Final 2009 MSA Applications Medicare and You 2008 Your Guide to Medicare Medical Savings Account Plans [pdf, 128Kb]
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