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Health care: The myth of HSAs and medical costs

Posted by: msgruntled on: November 1, 2008

HSAs with high deductibles are not going to lead to “more judicious” shopping for health care, because getting medical care is not like getting your oil changed.

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rants about rampant stupidity, hypocrisy, bad customer service, and other annoyances that are thinning my hair out


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