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Wouldn't a fair amount of people *not *have a funded HSA? The savings power of Americans is not so great; it seems logical to me that a good percentage of people choosing low premium/high deductible plans are doing so because they already can't afford a large monthly expense, not because they're flush with cash to fund a savings account.
It sounds like you are able to fully fund your HSA, so it works out great for you, but I'm not convinced that would be the case for most people on these plans.
That’s the thing about HDHPs…they aren’t really great unless you are also actively funding your HSA. Which, unlike an FSA, doesn’t lose its balance at the end of the year.
At my employer, it also worked out that
HDHP Premiums+Funding HSA to cover the whole deductiblecost less over the course of the year thanPPO Premiumsalone.That, to me, makes the HDHP the best option no matter how you look at it…as long as the HSA can cover your deductible.
And even then, it allows the balance over a certain amount to be invested in funds similar to a 401k, so not only do you not lose the funds at the end of the year, you are also keeping it invested instead of losing value to inflation.