Yes, this is the expected behavior.
In order to make contributions to a Health Savings Account, you need to have High Deductible Health Plan Coverage. TurboTax was considering these contributions to be taxable until you checked that you High Deductible Health Plan. I used a mock return to confirm that the refund did increase when I checked that the taxpayer had an HDHP.
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