CDHPs Grow in Popularity as New Healthcare Law Implemented

After remaining largely stagnant in previous years, the percentage of jumbo employers (>5,000 employees) offering consumer-directed health plans (CDHPs) jumped in 2013. Benfield Research 2013 reporting finds that about two-thirds of employers currently offer CDHPs. That percentage is expected to grow even more over the next two years. About three-fourths of jumbo employers plan to offer CDHPs in 2015. One explanation for the growing popularity of these plans is that employers see CDHPs as a cost containment tactic under healthcare reform regulations.