First-Dollar Coverage For Some Drugs Allowable With Health Savings Accounts
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
The Treasury Department says statins and ACE inhibitors would qualify for the preventive care exemption to high-deductible health plans. The exemption means that HSA holders will remain sheltered from prices of qualifying drugs.
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