CDHPs now represent nearly 23 percent of health plans offered. The Northeast had the largest concentration of CDHPs (31.3 percent), followed by the Southeast region (27.4 percent). The average cost increase for all CDHPs was 8 percent, which was slightly lower than the average cost increase of all plan types of 8.2 percent.
Other key findings from the survey include:
• PPO plans have nearly two-thirds of all enrolled employees (64.4 percent).
• The average employee contribution for plans with contributions for all plan types is $117 for single and $467 for family.
• Four-fifths of all wellness plans (80.6 percent) offered a health risk assessment.
• As a direct result of health care reform criteria, 81.3 percent of all plans now offer an unlimited lifetime maximum benefit compared to just 16.1 percent in 2010.
The full 2011 UBA Health Plan Survey will be available to the public on Nov. 1.
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