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• House approves bill repealing medical tax

  By Alan Fram  |  June 7, 2012

  Scoffing at a White House veto threat, the House voted Thursday to repeal a tax on medical device makers that Republicans cast as a job-killing levy that would stifle an innovative industry.

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  House kills FSA 'use-or-lose' rule

  By Jenny Ivy  |  June 7, 2012

  Despite a White House veto threat, the House on Thursday approved legislation that would amend a 28-year-old rule requiring flexible spending account users to forfeit their unused balances. The bill also lifts restrictions on using FSAs and health savings accounts for over-the-counter drugs.

• Obama, House Republicans duel over FSA bill

  By Allison Bell  |  June 7, 2012

  House Republicans may be heading toward a veto battle with President Obama over H.R. 436, a health package that includes the text of H.R. 1004 -- a bill that would kill the much-loathed requirement that flexible spending account (FSA) holders forfeit any unused FSA balances at the end of the...

• Minnesota Dems in bind over medical device tax

  By The Associated Press  |  June 5, 2012

  Democrats in Minnesota's congressional delegation are in a bind over a bill by Republican U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen to eliminate a tax on medical devices like those made by Medtronic and other Minnesota companies.

• GOP plays offense in medical device tax fight

  By Alan Fram  |  June 4, 2012

  For Republicans, it's an irresistible trifecta: A bill that gives them an election-season chance to say they're fighting to protect jobs and cut taxes, even as it erodes financing for President Barack Obama's health care overhaul they despise.

• GOP plays offense in medical device tax fight

  By Alan Fram  |  June 4, 2012

  For Republicans, it's an irresistible trifecta: A bill that gives them an election-season chance to say they're fighting to protect jobs and cut taxes, even as it erodes financing for President Barack Obama's health care overhaul they despise.

• Webinar to address HSA questions

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  July 13, 2011

  Have questions about health savings accounts? You can get answers online this week.

• New bill would improve, expand HSAs

  By Eric Johnson  |  July 1, 2011

  Since its inception in 2003, health savings accounts have grown at a phenomenal rate. Today, there are more than 10 million accounts nationwide, a figure that’s expected to increase significantly in the next few years.

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  House HSA bill gathers support

  By Jenny Ivy  |  June 3, 2011

  A bill that would repeal health reform laws that dictate how funds within health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts are used is gaining support from House GOP members.

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  A second chance to improve HSAs, FSAs

  By Eric Johnson  |  May 27, 2011

  Senator Hatch actually introduced similar legislation three years ago, but the 2008 bill never made it to the floor for a vote. Hopefully Hatch and other supporters will have better luck this time around.