Move over, HMOs. A new study by Aon Hewitt shows consumer-driven health plans have surpassed health maintenance organizations to become the second most common plan design offered by U.S. employers.

Preferred provider organizations, or PPOs, are still the most popular health plans offered by employers, as 79 percent of employers offered those plans in 2011.

Aon Hewitt's survey shows 58 percent of nearly 2,000 U.S. employers offered a CDHP in 2011, compared to 41 percent in 2010. Meanwhile, 38 percent offered an HMO in 2011 compared to 41 percent in 2010.

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