At Forbes, Avik Roy explains how government bureaucrats will make high-deductible insurance plans that qualify for Health Savings Accounts more expensive. Note that last year, the RAND Corporation published a study showing people who bought such plans spent less while “without unduly restricting access for lower income and chronically ill populations.”
See also: Success of Health Savings Accounts & high-deductible insurance.
John Goodman also has a good review of ways people in the U.S. can save money for medical care, and how this can be improved.
Via FIRM.