Consumer-driven health plans didn’t see as much action this year as they did in 2009; CDHPs grew at a rate of 18.1 percent, about half that of last year....
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According to a survey from the National Business Group on Health, among respondents with at least one CDHP, the most prevalent type of CDHP was a high-deductible health plan with a health savings account (64 percent)....
The one area of the economy, as we’ve heard again and again, where this system doesn’t work so well is in health care...
Most large employers will make changes to their health benefits next year to comply with health care reform and to manage anticipated cost increases. ...
Seventy-one percent of carriers and employers insist health care reform is ‘extremely positive’ for the medical tourism industry. But obstacles remain. ...
So, why have the rates doubled over the last 10 years? And why are they expected to double again in the next six?
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The nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute sums up what is known about CDHPs and examines trends in offer rates and enrollment....
The survey also revealed most U.S. employers expect to revisit their health care benefit strategy in light of reform....