Do My Monthly Health Insurance Premiums Count Toward My HSA?

Many individuals wonder if their monthly health insurance premiums can be counted towards their Health Savings Account (HSA). The short answer is no, health insurance premiums cannot be directly contributed to an HSA. Your HSA contributions must come from your own funds, rather than being deducted from your monthly insurance premiums.

While health insurance premiums do not qualify as HSA contributions, there are other ways to fund your HSA:

• Contributions made directly from your paycheck
• Individual contributions made outside of payroll deductions
• Employer contributions
• Rollover contributions from another HSA

It's important to note that you can only contribute up to the annual IRS limits to your HSA, which are $3,600 for individuals and $7,200 for families in 2021, with an additional $1,000 catch-up contribution for those over 55 years old.

It's a common query among many regarding whether their monthly health insurance premiums can contribute to an HSA. Unfortunately, the direct answer is no. Health insurance premiums are not considered eligible contributions to an HSA, as the money must come from personal earnings rather than deductions from insurance bills.