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Coming in 2006? Boom predicted for health savings accounts.(Practice Trends)

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| June 01, 2004 | Silverman, Jennifer | COPYRIGHT 2004 International Medical News Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Introduced last November as part of the Medicare reform legislation, health savings accounts "seem poised to take root quickly." according to a survey of 991 employers by Mercer Human Resource Consulting.

Nearly three-quarters of the respondents said that it was very likely or somewhat likely that they would offer a high-deductible health plan along with a health savings account by 2006.

The survey also found that 81% of large employers and 78% of small ...

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