By: HUB’s EB Compliance Team
The IRS recently released the 2026 limits for health savings accounts (“HSAs”) and high deductible health plans (“HDHPs”). The 2026 figures with a comparison to the 2025 amounts are listed below:
| HSA Annual Contributions | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Self-Only: | $4,300 | $4,400 |
| Family: | $8,550 | $8,750 |
| HDHP Minimum Deductible | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Self-Only: | $1,650 | $1,700 |
| Family: | $3,300 | $3,400 |
| HDHP Out-of-Pocket Maximum Limits | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Self-Only: | $8,300 | $8,500 |
| Family: | $16,600 | $17,000 |
These increases are consistent with last year’s increases and continue to reflect inflationary pressures. As a reminder, “family” coverage means any coverage other than self-only.
Non-calendar year plans are not required to comply with the new deductible and out-of-pocket maximum limits until their plans renew in 2026. However, since HSA contribution limits generally apply on a calendar year basis, employees are allowed to contribute the 2026 increased HSA amount reflected in the chart above if they have HDHP coverage for the entire 2026 calendar year.
Takeaways
Employers with HDHPs that allow payroll deduction contributions to HSAs should pay attention to these limits for their 2026 planning. In doing so, they should be wary of any embedded deductibles which may cause their plan to fail to qualify as an HDHP. This would mean that employees could not contribute to HSAs under that plan. Additionally, plans need to consider the out-of-pocket maximum limits under the Affordable Care Act and the Affordable Care Act’s embedded out-of-pocket maximum requirements.
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