In a 2008 survey of 500 employers, account-based health plans (ABHPs) were offered by approximately half (46%) of survey respondents had in 2007. A further 7% plan to implement an ABHP in 2008. (p. 1)
The Towers Perrin 2008 Health Care Cost Survey, conducted in September 2007, marks the 19th consecutive year that Towers Perrin has surveyed, analyzed and reported on major trends in employee and retiree health care costs. A total of 500 employers, with operations in numerous locations nationwide, responded. Respondents are primarily Fortune 1000 companies.