AHIP census shows HSA subscribers up 35 percent on last year

WASHINGTON More than 6.1 million Americans are covered by Health Savings Account-eligible insurance plans, a 35 percent increase since last year, a new census released Wednesday by America’s Health Insurance Plans found.

“Employers and individuals across the country and across the age spectrum are choosing HSA plans, which are now an important part of the portfolio of coverage options offered by health plans,” statetd Karen Ignagni, president and chief executive officer of AHIP.

There was an increase of approximately 1.6 million Americans enrolled in an HSA plan since January 2007. Previous censuses found that 4.5 million were enrolled in January 2007, 3.2 million were enrolled in January 2006, and 1 million were enrolled in March 2005.

And HSA plan enrollment as a percentage of individuals with private coverage is estimated to be the highest in Minnesota (9.2 percent), Louisiana (9 percent), Washington, D.C. (8.7 percent), Vermont (7.5 percent) and Colorado (7.1 percent), the report found.