{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=06c452f2-9edd-430f-9443-c9af3d679349", "Hatch Praises Treasury Dept. for Changing FSA \"Use-or-Lose\" Rule, Says More Must Be Done", "2013-10-31", "2013", "2013-10", "Republican", "House", "UT", "Orrin Hatch", "H000338", "www.hatch.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Today, U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, said he\u2019s pleased that the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have changed the so called \u201cuse-or-lose\u201d rule for Flexible Spending Arrangements (FSAs) so that a $500 portion can now be rolled over to the following year. \u00a0Hatch, who has introduced legislation allowing $500 to roll over for FSAs and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) as well, believes FSAs and HSAs should be expanded since they are critical tools to help millions of Americans save and help pay for out-of-pocket health care costs.\u00a0\r\n\u201cThis was a good decision by the Treasury Department.\u00a0 Allowing Americans who have one of these accounts to roll $500 over to the following year just makes sense and will give people more help to pay for out-of-pocket health care costs,\u201d said Hatch.\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019d like to see more done to expand these critical accounts that empower the individual to make informed health care decisions using money they saved.\u201d\r\nUnder the Affordable Care Act, FSA contributions were reduced from $5,000 to $2,500.\u00a0 The law also created new limitations on HSAs and FSAs that prevent consumers from using those savings to purchase over the counter treatments like aspirin and cold medicine without a prescription.\r\nHatch\u2019s legislation, the Family and Retirement Health Investment Act, will streamline and simplify HSAs and FSAs for American families, seniors, and entrepreneurs.\r\nSpecifically, the legislation will:\r\n \r\nallow a husband and wife to make catch-up contributions to the same HSA;\r\nremove the onerous new restrictions on the use of HSA and FSA dollars for the purchase of over-the-counter drugs;\r\nallow individuals to roll-over up to $500 from their FSA accounts;\r\nclarify the use of prescription drugs as preventive care that will not be subject to an HSA-eligible plan deductible;\r\nreauthorize the use of Medicaid health opportunity accounts;\r\npromote wellness by expanding the definition of qualified medical expenses to encourage more exercise and better diet;\r\nallow seniors enrolled in Medicare Part A to continue contributing to their HSAs; and\r\nallow for the purchase of low-premium health insurance and long-term care insurance with HSA dollars.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=06c452f2-9edd-430f-9443-c9af3d679349"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8014889899641275, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}