HSA Fundamentals
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Employers must evaluate HSA administrators on actual claims handling, not just advertised fees.
Gilles Trépanier
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Employers must evaluate HSA administrators on actual claims handling, not just advertised fees.
Unspent Canadian HSA credits return to your employer when you leave.
Unused credits roll forward, but prior-year expenses cannot.
A weak receipt or missing prescription can sink a single claim and trigger a full HSA audit.
File claims with your group plan first, then your spouse's, then your HSA.
Understand the four stages of HSA claim review to improve approval rates.
Canadian employers set submission deadlines, not federal rules, so deadlines vary widely by plan.
Employers must confirm HSA plans meet CRA's PHSP rules to avoid taxable-benefit reporting.