Table IV.B.2 National totals for enrollees and cost of hospitalization and physician service health plans for the State and local government sector by type of indemnification: United States, 2015
 
Purchased plans Total
(in thousands of persons)		 Standard error
Total enrollees 5,952 163
Active enrollees 4,249 109
Enrollees through COBRA     34    6
Retired enrollees 1,669   73
Enrollees with single coverage 2,783   76
  Total
(in millions of dollars)		 Standard error
Total costs 71,347 2,171
Employer contribution single coverage 15,734    413
Employee contribution single coverage   2,779    222
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 41,451 1,520
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 11,382    368
Self-insured plans Total
(in thousands of persons)		 Standard error
Total enrollees 12,241 223
Active enrollees   8,657 150
Enrollees through COBRA       79   16
Retired enrollees  3,505 112
Enrollees with single coverage  6,036 114
  Total
(in millions of dollars)		 Standard error
Total costs 139,504 2,717
Employer contribution single coverage   32,808    619
Employee contribution single coverage     6,891    240
Employer contribution non-single* coverage   76,244 1,734
Employee contribution non-single* coverage   23,561    613

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2015 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey - Insurance Component.

Notes: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix. Totals may not sum exactly because of rounding.

*Prior to 2010, non-single coverage was labeled as family coverage. This was a labeling change only and the estimates, which include both employee-plus-one and family coverage, are comparable across years.