Health savings accounts appear to be gaining on health reimbursement arrangements in the employee benefits market.
Researchers at the consulting arm of Aon Corp., Chicago, have published data supporting that conclusion in a summary of a recent survey of 434 large and midsize employers conducted by Aon and the International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists, Brookfield, Wis.
About 28% of the employers surveyed now offer some kind of health plan that comes with access to personal health accounts, the Aon researchers report.
Today, about 43% of the participating employers offer only an HRA and 48% offer only an HSA.
