HSAs Double in Six Months
America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) completed a survey and 99 members of its members reported that sales of health savings accounts/high-deductible health plans (HSA/HDHPs) doubled to more than one million, between September 2004 and March 2005.
| • | HSA owners double in six months and top one million. |
| • | 27% - 37% of HSA/HDHP purchases were previously uninsured |
| HSA/ HDHP Enrollment (Covered Lives) |
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September 2004 |
March 2005 |
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| Individual Market | 346,000 |
556,000 |
| Small-Group Market | 79,000 |
147,000 |
| Large-Group Market | 13,000 |
162,000 |
| Other Group | 88,000 |
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| Other | 77,000 |
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438,000 |
1,031,000 |
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Percentage of HSA/ HDHP Policies Purchased by Previously Uninsured
Percentage of New HSA/HDHP Policies Purchased by Small Employers