Consumer-Driven Health Plans Cover 7% of Adult Health Plan Members

Enrollment in consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs) continued its small but steady growth in 2011, according to the 11^th annual EBRI/MGA Consumer Engagement in Health Care Survey.  The survey showed that 7 percent of the U.S. adult population who are members of an employer-sponsored plan or who have an individual policy were enrolled in a CDHP, up from 5 percent last year, according to the Society for Human Resources Management. The survey also showed that traditional health insurance plans continue to remain the primary form of health coverage for employees across the country, The Kansas City Star reported. The survey is sponsored by the Employee Benefit Research Institute and Mathew Greenwald & Associates.