Consumer Directed Health Plans: Early Enrollee Experiences With Health Savings Accounts & Eligible Health Plans

August 2006 Consumer Directed Health Plans: Early Enrollee Experiences With Health Savings Accounts & Eligible Health Plans Health savings accounts (HSA) and the high-deductible health insurance plans that are eligible to be coupled with them are a new type of consumer-directed health plan attracting interest among employers and consumers. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) reviewed the following aspects: Financial features of HSA-eligible plans in comparison with those of traditional plans   Characteristics of HSA-eligible plan enrollees in comparison with those of traditional plan enrollees   HSA funding and use   Enrollees experiences with HSA-eligible plans The GAO determined . . .