According to a recent survey:

• 18% of employers have already increased participants’ share of health plan premiums
• 25% plan to increase the portion that employees pay for their premiums over the next year
• Of those employers already planning to make changes, 25% are increasing their emphasis on high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) with health savings accounts (HSAs,) and 14% are assessing the feasibility of adding one
• 19% were developing or expanding organized wellness programs within the last year
• 14% of employers adopted or expanded the use of financial incentives to encourage healthier lifestyles within the past year, and 25% plan to do so in the next year

Source: "Survey Finds Confidence in Employer-Sponsored Health Care - but With Changes," International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans Press Release, May 16, 2013, http://www.ifebp.org/AboutUs/PressRoom/Releases/pr_051613.htm