NGA Best Practices Recognition for Georgia Health Savings Accounts

Earlier we blogged on Georgia's consumer-driven health care reform. Today I see that the National Governors Association spotlighted the policy at the NGA Center for Best Practices.

Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue has signed two bills that promote high deductible health plans (HDHPs) paired with health savings accounts (HSAs). By linking HDHPs, which can be expensive for consumers, with HSAs, which allow consumers to set aside funds for future qualified medical health expenses on a tax-free basis, the legislation seeks to make HDHPs more affordable and more available in the private health insurance marketplace.

Critics may snark that such measures amount to small ball. Maybe, but I'd sure like to see more of it. All of the attempted grand slams seem to result in nothing but long outs and strikeouts.