About 43% of large and midsize U.S. corporations now offer some kind of "consumer-driven health care" option.
Researchers at the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, Brookfield, Wis., have reported that finding in a summary of results from an informal survey of 1,200 U.S. and Canadian employers.
The IFEBP researchers found that 23% of participating firms offer health savings accounts, more than 11% offer health reimbursement arrangements, and 8.6% offer high-deductible plans without access to either an HSA or an HRA.
The researchers also found that more than 73% of U.S. corporate employers now offer flexible spending accounts.
