https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/my-deductible-for-my-hsa-2-400-is-that-considered-a-hdhp/01/450415#M57629 Tue, 04 Jun 2019 22:54:51 GMT stephaniekay123 2019-06-04T22:54:51Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/my-deductible-for-my-hsa-2-400-is-that-considered-a-hdhp/01/450415#M57629 Tue, 04 Jun 2019 22:54:51 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/my-deductible-for-my-hsa-2-400-is-that-considered-a-hdhp/01/450415#M57629 stephaniekay123 2019-06-04T22:54:51Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/an-hsa-and-an-hdhp-are-two-different-things-the-hsa-is-a/01/450425#M57632 <P>An HSA and an HDHP are two different things.</P> <P>The HSA is a Health Savings Plan. The HDHP is a High Deductible Health Plan.</P> <P>More simply put, the HDHP is your health insurance. The HSA is a tax-advantaged plan to help you pay the high deductible for the HDHP with pre-tax dollars.</P> <P>$2,400 would be more than the minimum for an HDHP is you are in a Self plan, but not quite enough for a Family plan.</P> <P>But there are other limits - see the <A href="https://www.irs.gov/publications/p969/ar02.html#en_US_2016_publink1000204025" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">IRS Publication 969</A>.</P> <P>You should ask your HR department if the health insurance that the company signed you up for qualifies as an HDHP (it probably does).</P> Tue, 04 Jun 2019 22:54:53 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/an-hsa-and-an-hdhp-are-two-different-things-the-hsa-is-a/01/450425#M57632 BMcCalpin 2019-06-04T22:54:53Z