Consumer driven health plans in the United States experienced continued growth this year, though at a slower rate than in 2009 and 2010, according to preliminary results released by United Benefit Advisors from its 2011 UBA Health Plan Survey.
The survey is the nation’s largest health plan benchmarking survey, with more than 16,000 plans from nearly 11,000 employers.
CDHPs grew at a rate of 13.9 percent this year, still significant, but only about two-thirds the growth rate of 2010. Currently, CDHPs represent 22.9 percent of all plans offered and cover 17.3 percent of employees, a greater percentage of employees than are now covered in HMOs (11.9 percent), according to Bill Stafford, UBA vice president, member services.
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