by Springwater Wealth | Jun 5, 2018 | Newsletter
A recent survey of retirees by the Employee Benefit Research Institute and Greenwald & Associates found that half of them had not attempted to calculate their health care expenses in retirement before they retired, and more than 40% said their health care costs...
by Springwater Wealth | Sep 26, 2017 | Financial Planning, Services
A health savings account (HSA) is a tax-advantaged medical savings account available to taxpayers in the United States who are enrolled in a high deductible health plan (HDHP). You can read about high deductible health plans on this government website. HSAs can be an...
by Springwater Wealth | Mar 22, 2017 | Financial Planning
Many people are attracted to the tax benefits of health savings accounts (HSA’s) when these accounts are linked to a high deductible health insurance plan. HSA’s offer a triple tax break – contributions are tax-deductible, assets grow tax-free, and qualified...
by Springwater Wealth | Nov 19, 2014 | Financial Planning, Services
The state of Oregon has made available consumer cost information on all individual health insurance plans offered through Cover Oregon at the federal healthcare.gov website (the Marketplace) and all individual plans offered in Oregon outside the Marketplace. The data...
by Springwater Wealth | Nov 19, 2014 | Financial Planning, Services
With the open enrollment period for health insurance having just opened, the New York Times has published easy-to-understand answers to some of the most common questions about the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare. You can read the entire November 11, 2014 article...