| 词条 | Medical savings account |
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A medical savings account (MSA) is an account into which tax-deferred amounts from income can be deposited. The amounts are often called contributions and may be made by a worker, an employer, or both, depending on a country's laws. The money in such accounts is to be used to pay for medical expenses. Withdrawals from the account often called distributions, if made for that reason, may or may not be subject to income tax. Withdrawals without adequate documentation of use for medical expenses are subject to penalties. In ChinaIn December 1994, the China began a pilot study of medical savings accounts in the cities of Zhenjiang and Jiujiang.[1] China has planned to expand the program.[1] In Singapore{{main|Medisave}}Medisave (Chinese: 保健储蓄) was introduced in April 1984 as a national medical savings system in Singapore. It allows Singaporeans to put aside part of their income into a Medisave account to meet future personal or immediate family's hospitalization, day surgery and for certain outpatient expenses. Under this system, Singaporean employees contributes 6–8% (depending on age group) of their monthly salaries to a personal Medisave account. The savings can be withdrawn to pay the hospital bills of the account holder and immediate family members. United States{{main|Medical savings account (United States)|Health savings account}}The United States has two medical savings account programs:[2]
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References1. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.who.int/entity/health_financing/documents/dp_e_02_3-med_savings_accounts.pdf|title=Medical Savings Accounts: Lessons Learned from Limited International Experience|publisher=World Health Organization|year=2002}} 2. ^{{Cite web|url=http://infoforall.net/medical-savings-insurance/|title=Medical savings insurance|last=|first=|date=2014-10-13|website=infoforall.net|publisher=|access-date=2016-09-03}} External links
2 : Health economics|Tax-advantaged savings plans |
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