High-deductible health plans on the rise

The Fiscal Times: Consumer Alert: High Health Deductibles Coming
More than one in five Americans who are privately insured are now part of high-deductible plans, a figure that's at an all-time high and growing rapidly according to a new survey by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI). While this should be encouraging news to those who want consumers to have more skin in the game as a primary way of holding down health care costs, recent research suggests there will be a later price to pay for making individuals respond to price signals when purchasing care (Goozner, 12/14).