What portion of the U.S. population is covered by MSA's/HSA's
or other forms of tax benefited medical expense accounts, such as Section 125 plans?

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 04 Jun 2005 09:25 PDT

For the 2004 tax year filings with the IRS, fewer than 1 in a 1,000
taxpayers took the health savings account deduction (Form 1040, line
28).

I can provide an exact statistic, if that would meet your needs.

Let me know.

pafalafa-ga

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Clarification of Question by rkbremer-ga on 04 Jun 2005 09:55 PDT

Most such plans are offered through employers. Employees W-2 wages are
reduced by the amount contributed to the plan. Different rules apply
to their usage with some being use-it or lose-it and others being
capable of carryforward to the next year. However, if provided through
an employer (as opposed to a self-employed individual), amounts will
not appear on employees' tax returns.