"In a lot of markets in this country

... you have two and three times the number of [high-deductible health plans] as you did five or six years ago. They are growing like crazy, both employer and public exchange benefit designs. This is also happening at a time of slower wage growth and in many cases financial distress for families across the country."

— Greg Scott, national leader of Deloitte Consulting LLP's health plan practice, told AIS's Health Plan Week.