Webster Unit Offers HSA Cost Control Services

HSA Bank is getting serious about giving consumers the ability to drive their health plans.[@@]

The health savings account administrator, a unit of Webster Financial Corp., Waterbury, Conn., says it will be offering HSA holders the services of My Medical Control L.L.C., Louisville, Ky.

Advocates of “consumer-driven health care” have talked about giving patients the ability to escape from traditional managed care provider networks and negotiate their own rates.

In practice, many patients have had a tough time dickering with doctors.