More large and midsize employers appear to be using health savings account and health reimbursement arrangements programs.
Researchers at the consulting arm of Aon Corp., Chicago, and the International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists, Brookfield, Wis., say about 45% of the 336 employers they polled now offer HSA or HRA programs, up from 37% a year ago.
Only 16% of the participating employers said they offer an account-based health plan as the only health plan option. That percentage is about the same as it was a year ago.