The survey concluded that "few US adults who were enrolled in HDHPs were using HSAs to save for health care expenses, despite the cost-related barriers to access."
Employers, health care systems and health plans should consider "targeted interventions" to encourage greater use of health savings accounts that could help make health care services more affordable to individuals enrolled in high-deductible health plans, a new study asserted.
The study, "Use of Health Savings Accounts Among US Adults Enrolled in High-Deductible Health Plans," was based on a survey of 1,637 individuals during several months in 2016.
The survey concluded that "few US adults who were enrolled in HDHPs were using HSAs to save for health care expenses, despite the cost-related barriers to access and financial burdens experienced by the growing number of HDHP enrollees."
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Mike Scarcella
Mike Scarcella is a senior editor in Washington on ALM Media's regulatory desk. Contact him at [email protected]. On Twitter: @MikeScarcella. Mike works on a slate of newsletters: Supreme Court Brief | Higher Law | Compliance Hot Spots | Labor of Law.
