HSAs and HRAs Explained One s a Bagel One s a Doughnut 

Last year saw the biggest one-year enrollment increase ever in account-based consumer-directed health plans – from 18% to 23% of all covered employees – as employers added plans at a rapid pace. All the growth is in plans with Health Savings Accounts – HSAs – and yet the other type of account, the Health Reimbursement Account, hasn’t gone away. About one in ten employers still offer an HRA, as they have for the past three years. In this informative article "HSAs Surge, Leaving HRAs in a Niche" in Managed Care Magazine (p.27), Mercer’s own Jay Savan explains the pros and cons of HRAs and why some employers prefer the doughnut to the bagel. 

Go to full article: www.managedcaremag.com