Enrollment in health maintenance organization plans has surpassed enrollment in consumer-driven health plans, a survey concludes.
While 12.4 percent of employees enrolled in CDHPs this year, 15.4 percent enrolled in HMOs, according the “2010 United Benefit Advisors Health Plan Survey” released Monday, August 23. In comparison, 15.4 percent of employees enrolled in CDHPs in 2009 while 13.6 percent of employees enrolled in HMOs.
The rate of CDHP growth also has slowed, according to the Indianapolis-based alliance of 145 benefit advisory firms. Employers have introduced 18.1 percent more CDHP offerings in the past year, down from a growth rate of 33.9 percent in last year’s survey.
