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Want to take control of your health care and save some money at the same time? Consumer-directed Blue PrioritySM Solutions put you in the driver's seat – with affordable health plans and tax-advantaged medical savings accounts that give you more flexibility over your health care dollars.

Blue Priority HSA options keep premiums down while still providing the protection you need. And, you can pay for medical expenses subject to your deductible and other qualified expenses with the tax-free money you've set aside. Blue Priority Flex accounts and health reimbursement accounts are additional consumer-directed options that let you pay for health care expenses tax-free.

What are These?
HSA
Account where pre-tax dollars are set aside for future medical expenses. Rolls over from year to year.
HRA
Account an employer funds to help employees pay for medical expenses. Rolls over from year to year.
Flex
Allows employees to put aside pre-tax dollars to cover annual medical expenses as well as dependent care expenses. Does not roll over from year to year.
HDHP
A health plan designed to give you more control over your health care spending by offering lower monthly premiums in exchange for higher deductibles and out-of-pocket maximum limits.


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