A new survey by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, "Employee Benefits Survey: U.S. and Canada 2007," looks at the prevalence of employee benefits offered in the United States and Canada.
The survey found that 43 percent of corporations offer some type of consumer-driven health care option, the most common of which is a high-deductible plan with a health savings account (HSA), offered by 23 percent. Other common offerings include a high-deductible plan with a health reimbursement arrangement (HRA), offered by 12 percent, followed by a high-deductible plan without an account, offered by 9 percent.
As expected, corporations are more likely to offer a consumer-driven health care option than other employment sectors. When looking at all U.S. employers, including public employers and multiemployer plans, 36 percent offer some type of CDHP.
More than 1,200 respondents from across the United States and Canada participated in the survey.
