If you enroll in the HSA Plan or Kaiser CA HDHP, you can contribute to a Health Savings Account administered by Fidelity.

An HSA is a tax-advantaged savings account that lets you use pre-tax dollars to pay for eligible healthcare expenses. An HSA has several advantages:

Tax savings1: Money you contribute to your HSA goes in tax-free. It comes out tax-free too, as long as you use it to pay for eligible healthcare expenses. If you have at least $1,000 in your account, you can invest it in mutual funds, just like you do in a 401(k), and any earnings are also tax-free.

Flexibility: It’s up to you how much to contribute and when you want to use the money in your HSA. You can use it to pay for eligible healthcare expenses now or in the future — including in retirement. Money you don’t spend by year-end stays in your HSA, just like a regular savings account, and continues to build with interest. There’s no “use it or lose it” rule.

Ownership: Your HSA is yours to keep, even if you later decide to enroll in a medical plan without an HSA or if you leave Albertsons or retire. You can continue to use it to pay healthcare expenses now or in the future. You always own 100% of your HSA.

1) Contributions are exempt from federal and state income tax and Social Security tax in all states except California and New Jersey, where state income tax applies. Earnings on investments are generally tax-free. Use of HSA funds is tax-free as long you use the account for qualified healthcare expenses — see IRS Publication 969.

HSA eligibility

To contribute to an HSA, the IRS requires you to meet certain eligibility criteria:

  • You must be enrolled in the HSA Plan or the Kaiser CA HDHP.
  • You cannot be enrolled in Medicare, Tricare or in any other non-high-deductible health plan (such as your spouse or domestic partner’s health plan).
  • You cannot be participating in a general purpose FSA, including one through your spouse’s employer.
  • You cannot be claimed as a dependent on another person’s tax return.

Note: If your HSA eligibility changes during the year, you are responsible to stop your HSA contributions for the remainder of the year by logging in to myACI and access benefits self-service.

HSA contributions

You can contribute up to the IRS maximum each year if you’re eligible. You contribution limit for the year can change based on your personal situation. A few factors will impact your limit, including coverage status (associate only or family), time in that status and your age.

The 2024 IRS contributions limits are shown below. You can change your paycheck contributions or stop contributions at any time during the year. Log in to myACI and access benefits self-service to change your HSA contribution amount.

Fidelity is the HSA administrator

If you enroll in the HSA Plan or the Kaiser CA High Deductible HSA Plan for medical and set up an HSA contribution amount at the time of enrollment, you will receive an email from Fidelity (or letter mailed to your home if no email address is on file) with instructions on how to open your HSA at Fidelity. The account must be opened at Fidelity before you can use it or contribute to it.

If you need assistance opening your HSA, call a Fidelity HSA service specialist at 800-544-3716.

Use your HSA for the everyday

You can use your HSA for your own healthcare expenses and those of your qualified tax dependents (such as your spouse and your eligible children up to age 19, or age 24 if a full-time student), even if they’re not enrolled in an Albertsons medical plan.