THE REVOLUTION ROLLS ON:

Health plans offer investment (Gregory Lopes, August 20, 2007, Washington Times)

Enrollment in health insurance plans with savings accounts has increased steadily since they became available in 2004, but 2008 could be their breakout year, according to some health care consultants.

August is the month when employers buy health insurance for their employees or switch plans. Health care consultants from Towers Perrin, Mercer and BearingPoint, three of the biggest health care benefits consulting firms in the country, said the current enrollment season indicates that in 2008, health savings accounts will increase dramatically.