Use of ABHPs is surging but must be part of a broader strategy to be effective Account-based health plans can be an important element in an organization’s health benei t management if the right incentives and employee education are attached. Today, 59% of companies have an ABHP in place, with another 11% expectin to add one by 2013. But ABHPs will not necessaril result in lower costs without signii cant enrollment Our results show that employers that take a comprehensive approach to ABHPs (., increasin employee and provider accountability while at the same time helping to cultivate smarter health care consumers) are the ones that have.