Health Care Binders The share of employers in the education sector offering at least one HDHP has more than doubled since 2016, from 23 to 50 percent. (Photo: Shutterstock)

The uptake of high-deductible health plans across industries ranges considerably, according to Benefitfocus Inc.’s report, “State of Employee Benefits – Industry Edition.”

Employers in the education, health care, manufacturing and retail sectors are using a variety of tactics to drive selection of HDHPs, with varying levels of adoption from employees, so says the report, based on anonymous employee benefit election data on the Benefitfocus Platform from more than 540 large employers in those sectors.

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Katie Kuehner-Hebert

Katie Kuehner-Hebert is a freelance writer based in Running Springs, Calif. She has more than three decades of journalism experience, with particular expertise in employee benefits and other human resource topics.

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