Good News on the HSA Front

WellPoint has a new report on consumer directed health plans (CDHPs):

• Employers who adopted a CDHP in 2006 saw their cost decline, while the cost for non-CDHPs rose between 7% and 10%.
• People in a CDHP were more likely to have a choice of plan.
• The CDHP was more likely to be chosen by families with children.
• People enrolled in CDHPs were more likely to use preventative care than people in non-CDHPs (3.1% higher for women and 8.8% higher for men).

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