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Re:Costco now offering virtual medical care for $29 by lotsofpulp on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @12:31AM (#37654392)
I do not know why that would be difficult, I have never had an issue getting a receipt with patient name, charges, and the amount on it.

Also, the ideal way to use an HSA is to not use it. Every year, transfer the HSA funds to Fidelity, invest in VOO or whatever, and let it ride as long as you can. PDF all the receipts, and then pay yourself with tax free income when you finally need to.

Re:Costco now offering virtual medical care for $29 by mighmi on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @12:54AM (#37654565)
> pay yourself with tax free income when you finally need to

My understanding's that direct withdraws are possible after 65, taxed as income. Does your "when you finally need to" mean only withdrawing for healthcare reasons or is there a way to transfer or withdraw without a tax hit, besides for health costs?

Re:Costco now offering virtual medical care for $29 by lotsofpulp on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @01:04AM (#37654660)
Yes, worst case scenario, it performs as an IRA/401k.

But pretty much everyone will incur healthcare costs as they get older, so you should be able to withdraw tax free for those. And all healthcare costs incurred by your family during your lifetime while you had an HSA are eligible for reimbursement.

Quite frankly, I do not know how auditable a 40 year old medical receipt is. Is the IRS' plan to just take everyone's word for it?

Re:Costco now offering virtual medical care for $29 by smsm42 on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @01:50AM (#37654963)
Probably yes, until they audit you. I don't think many people who want to defraud IRS do it by faking 40 year old medical receipts.
Re:Costco now offering virtual medical care for $29 by ethbr1 on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @08:42AM (#37658444)
Medical expenses is a deduction category that can be itemized?

https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc502

Never needed it, so don't know all the rules are, but I'd imagine the IRS gets a lot of fraud through it (since hospitals wouldn't report from their side).

Re:Costco now offering virtual medical care for $29 by lotsofpulp on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @09:07AM (#37658717)
But how would they audit it, if the healthcare provider has retired or deleted their records from 40+ years ago? Are healthcare providers keeping records that long?
Re:Costco now offering virtual medical care for $29 by TSUTiger on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @01:25AM (#37654805)
I don't want to google the incorrect information. Can you provide a link that elaborates on this? I have an HSA (~20k right now), don't use it to invest at all, but it is investable within their system, using some preselected mutual funds. I've just been too much of a wimp to risk losing anything.
Re:Costco now offering virtual medical care for $29 by lotsofpulp on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @09:11AM (#37658778)
https://www.bogleheads.org/wiki/Health_savings_account

> Fidelity offers HSAs for employers and, as of November 2018, individuals.[36] Individual HSAs have no account opening or transaction fees.[37] In a favorable review of the Fidelity HSA's features, the The Finance Buff wrote: "No other HSA provider comes close to what Fidelity offers."[38]

I would go to Fidelity.com/toa and start a transfer of assets from your current HSA. If it is an employer sponsored HSA where your employer contributes to it, then leave $25 to avoid it getting closed. But every year, move the remainder to Fidelity and invest the remainder like any other IRA.