Health savings accounts (HSAs) are like personal savings accounts, but the money in them is used to pay for health care expenses. You - not your employer or insurance company - own and control the money in your HSA. One benefit of an HSA is that the money you deposit into the account is not taxed. This book is the owner's manual that did not come with your HSA. If you follow the advice in this book, you'll keep your HSA in compliance with current HSA rules and regulations. You'll also learn about sources of updated information as the IRS releases new rules and interpretations and as the Department of Health and Human Services issues health care reform regulations that impact HSAs. In addition, this book delivers information that no HSAtrustee offers-strategies to help you maximize your financial opportunity as an HSA accountholder. You'll learn how to integrate your HSA into your short-term tax savings and long-term asset-building strategies. You'll receive information that will help you determine when you should use your HSA as are reimbursement account and when you'll benefit from utilizing it as a long-term financial asset.