Enrollment remains highest in PPOs, with over half of covered workers enrolled in this plan type. The proportion of employees enrolled in each plan type remains similar to the levels reported in 2006.

• PPOs lead enrollment, covering 57% of covered workers. About one-fifth of covered employees are enrolled in HMO plans (21%), followed by POS plans (13%), HDHP/SOs (5%), and conventional plans (3%) (Exhibit 5.1).
  
• • HMO enrollment continues to be significantly higher (29%) in the West than in all other regions. In contrast, a lower percentage of covered workers are enrolled in HMO plans in the Midwest (15%). A higher percentage of covered workers are enrolled in PPO plans in the Midwest (66%), and fewer are enrolled in the West (43%). For POS plans, enrollment is lowest in the Midwest, at 10% (Exhibit 5.2).
    
    
  • HMO enrollment is higher among workers in state/local government (33%) than among workers in other industries (Exhibit 5.2).
    
    

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