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HSA and HDHP Limits Increase for 2021

Written by Erin Woulfe | May 27, 2020 4:11:30 PM

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The IRS has recently announced the inflation-adjusted contribution limits for health savings accounts (HSAs) and high deductible health plans (HDHPs) will increase for 2021.

Type of Limit

2020

2021

Change

HSA Contribution Limit

Self-only

$3,550

$3,600

Up $50

Family

$7,100

$7,200

Up $100

HSA Catch-up Contributions (not subject to adjustment for inflation)

Age 55 or older

$1,000

$1,000

No change

HDHP Minimum Deductible

Self-only

$1,400

$1,400

No change

Family

$2,800

$2,800

No change

HDHP Maximum Out-of-pocket Expense Limit (deductibles, copayments, other amounts, but not premiums)

Self-only

$6,900

$7,000

Up $100

Family

$13,800

$14,000

Up $200

 

The new HSA contribution limits will become effective January 1, 2021. Employers may need to update their enrollment materials and communicate the new limits to employees as part of their enrollment process.

The HDHP cost-sharing limits will apply for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2021. Employers may need to make plan design changes for plan years beginning 2021.

Download the bulletin for more details.

You can download our infosheet for the 2020 IRS Contribution Limits. Stay tuned to our blog, and we'll post the 2021 limits once they are available in the fall.