WASHINGTON — Health savings accounts seem to be on their way to living up to the media hype.
A new census released by America's Health Insurance Plans has found that some 4.5 million Americans are now covered by lower-premium, high-deductible health insurance plans that are offered in conjunction with HSAs–a 43% increase since last year.
The census also found that more than one-fourth of those purchasing HSA plans in the individual market were previously uninsured and that almost half of those enrolled in such plans were over the age of 40. In addition, slightly over one million were enrolled in the small- group market and two million in the large group market.
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