Health saving accounts were introduced in 2003 in legislation championed by President George W. Bush. Enrollment has grown steadily to nearly 21 million accounts with $41 billion in assets, according to the Devenir Group, a research and consulting firm that tracks the industry.
“That is a great population that has the potential to save and really take more control over their health care,” said Eric Remjeske, president of the Devenir Group, the research and consulting firm.