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Consumer Reports has added prescription medicines to the products it reviews.  Comparisons of kinds of widely used medicines are available on its new website.  Check it out for yourself for free at www.crbestbuydrugs.org

2005 HSA Limits were set by the Treasury Department and the IRS.  The amounts have been indexed for the cost-of-living adjustments for 2005 and are shown in the table below.

	Minimum Deductible	Maximum Contribution	Maximum Out-of-Pocket
Single	$1,000	$2,650	$5,150
Family	$2,000	$5,250	$10,200
Catch-up Contribution	for eligible individuals over the age of 55	$600

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