Consumer Driven Health Care

The Kansas City, Mo.-based company said Thursday its HSA business has topped $800 million as of Jan. 31, with account balances growing 30 percent over last year.

A poll from the Morning Consult finds that 60 percent believe the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will likely increase their health care costs in the long run.

The Employee Benefit Research Institute finds that moving to CDHP plans can reduce the number of both generic and brand-name prescriptions filled.

Avalere Health finds that consumers purchasing insurance through exchanges are twice as likely to face utilization management controls on prescription drugs compared to people with employer-sponsored coverage.

These five states have the least active residents in the nation.

With primary care physicians in short supply nationally, medical practices are increasingly turning to other medical professionals with different education and training to fill the gaps in care delivery.