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DBS Digest

Navigating employee benefits in an ever-changing regulatory landscape.

The IRS released Revenue Procedure 2025-19 which provides the 2026 inflation adjusted amounts for High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs).

 

Contribution Limits for 2026

The HSA contribution limit for individuals with self-only HDHP coverage is $4,400.

(A $100 increase from 2025)

 

The HSA contribution limit for individuals with family HDHP coverage is $8,750.

(A $200 increase from 2025)

 

HDHP Minimum Required Deductibles for 2026

The minimum annual deductible for self-only HDHP coverage is $1,700.

 

The minimum annual deductible for family HDHP coverage is $3,400.

 

HDHP Out-of-Pocket Maximums for 2026

The maximum in-network out-of-pocket expenses (including items such as deductibles, co-payments, and co-insurance, but not premiums):

 

The maximum out-of-pocket (in-network) for self-only HDHP coverage is $8,500.

(A $200 increase from 2025)

 

The maximum out-of-pocket (in-network) for family HDHP coverage is $17,000.

(A $400 increase from 2025)

 

Post-Deductible HRAs

Employers with a Post-Deductible HRA should confirm that the employee front-end deductible responsibility is at least $1,700 for single coverage and $3,400 for family coverage in order to maintain participant’s eligibility for HSAs in 2026.