Nationwide, 3.2 million Americans — from corporate employees to the self-employed — have enrolled in the high-deductible health plans, up from 1 million just a year ago, reports America’s Health Insurance Plans.

from the Detroit Free Press

Many economists have long sought the creation of a new market for health insurance where individuals and families would be allowed to own and control their own health insurance, just like they own and control other types of insurance.

from the Washington Post

“HSA insurance plans have been successful in reaching the uninsured and keeping down insurance premium increases,” said Tarren Bragdon. “These plans are revolutionizing health insurance by providing individuals and small businesses with low-cost health benefit while encouraging savings for future medical expenses.

from Magic City Morning Star

The new dental and vision options, which Congress mandated in 2004, will be available to all employees eligible for the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and all retirees, although neither employees nor retirees have to be enrolled in a health plan to participate.

from Federal Times

A Health Savings Account just might be the perfect solution for you. HSAs are just two years old, but they’re already transforming America’s insurance landscape.

from Industry Week

The cornerstone of the new plan is an innovative mechanism to promote real consumer choice. The legislation creates a health insurance “Connector,” a marketplace in which individuals can shop for and buy health care coverage from competing health insurers.

recent article from Heritage 

…Linsky described it as a “collaborative approach” to securing health care for every citizen in the Commonwealth.

from the Natick Bulletin and Tab,

The debate comes as the number of uninsured people in the USA is estimated at 46 million — many of them working adults —

from USA Today

Some plans come with a health savings account (HSA) that can build up to become a tidy nest egg over time if you don’t spend those funds every year.

from Forbes  

More than 3 million people use the health savings account program, which began in late 2003

from Springfield Business Journal