Medical savings account

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A medical savings account (MSA) is an account in which tax-deferred deposits can be made for use as medical expenses.

In Singapore

Main article: Medisave

Medisave (Chinese: 保健储蓄) was introduced in April 1984 as a national medical savings system in Singapore. The system allows Singaporeans to put aside part of their income into a Medisave account to meet future personal or immediate family's hospitalization, day surgery and for certain outpatient expenses.

Under this system, Singaporean employees contributes 6-8% (depending on age group) of their monthly salaries to a personal Medisave account. The savings can be withdrawn to pay the hospital bills of the account holder and his or her immediate family members.

In China

In December 1994, China began a pilot study of medical savings accounts in the cities of Zhenjiang and Jiujiang.^[1] China has planned to expand the program.^[1]

In the United States

Main articles: Medical savings account (United States) and Health savings account

The United States has two medical savings account programs:

Medical savings account (started 1993, still prevalent in California)
Health savings account (created 2003, supersedes MSAs, more widely available)

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "Medical Savings Accounts: Lessons Learned from Limited International Experience". World Health Organization. 2002.

External links

"Health Savings Plans: Protecting Your Savings". Health 401k. 25 December 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2012.

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