Table XI.F.31 Average prescription drug copay (in dollars) per employee enrolled in a health insurance plan that had a prescription drug copay for generic, preferred, non-preferred, and specialty tiers by private and State/local government sectors and census division: United States, 2020
Census division Civilian ** Private sector State/local government sector
Generic:
United States 11.26    11.50    10.20   
New England 11.27    11.58    9.55   
Middle Atlantic 10.62    11.25    7.13   
East North Central 11.17    11.30    10.55   
West North Central 12.55    12.28    13.74   
South Atlantic 11.24    11.20    11.39   
East South Central 10.32    10.36    10.14   
West South Central 12.17    12.07    12.48   
Mountain 11.94    12.13    11.19   
Pacific 10.84    11.64    7.38   
Preferred:
United States 34.08    34.84    30.87   
New England 32.13    33.13    27.09   
Middle Atlantic 33.24    35.00    24.37   
East North Central 33.91    34.83    29.62   
West North Central 35.50    35.48    35.58   
South Atlantic 36.14    36.33    35.38   
East South Central 34.62    33.90    37.89   
West South Central 36.15    36.15    36.16   
Mountain 34.70    34.73    34.54   
Pacific 31.09    33.04    23.36   
Non-Preferred:
United States 58.15    59.26    53.35   
New England 55.50    56.14    52.43   
Middle Atlantic 59.65    61.44    49.11   
East North Central 58.88    60.33    52.52   
West North Central 59.35    59.48    58.84   
South Atlantic 61.20    62.38    55.75   
East South Central 61.47    59.10    71.87   
West South Central 62.90    63.01    62.54   
Mountain 59.65    60.28    56.94   
Pacific 48.70    51.35    38.34   
Specialty:
United States 91.19    97.78    68.97   
New England 81.07    87.34    57.79   
Middle Atlantic 75.25    81.13    43.91   
East North Central 93.29    102.48    60.68   
West North Central 102.28    108.62    79.41   
South Atlantic 100.14    105.50    85.07   
East South Central 113.17    115.44    104.70   
West South Central 101.87    107.17    82.61   
Mountain 105.75    109.14    93.37   
Pacific 68.82    79.22    43.60   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2020 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

** Civilian employees include those employed in the private sector and in the State/local government sector. Federal government employees and unincorporated self-employed individuals with no employees are not included.

 

Table XI.F.31 Standard errors for average prescription drug copay (in dollars) per employee enrolled in a health insurance plan that had a prescription drug copay for generic, preferred, non-preferred, and specialty tiers by private and State/local government sectors and census division: United States, 2020
Census division Civilian ** Private sector State/local government sector
Generic:
United States 0.07    0.08    0.12   
New England 0.30    0.36    0.19   
Middle Atlantic 0.19    0.21    0.53   
East North Central 0.15    0.18    0.25   
West North Central 0.45    0.55    0.54   
South Atlantic 0.14    0.17    0.25   
East South Central 0.22    0.27    0.21   
West South Central 0.19    0.23    0.31   
Mountain 0.23    0.28    0.26   
Pacific 0.19    0.23    0.23   
Preferred:
United States 0.19    0.22    0.32   
New England 0.52    0.62    0.38   
Middle Atlantic 0.58    0.65    1.18   
East North Central 0.50    0.57    1.05   
West North Central 0.59    0.69    1.13   
South Atlantic 0.45    0.54    0.64   
East South Central 0.57    0.65    0.75   
West South Central 0.54    0.68    0.49   
Mountain 0.45    0.53    0.66   
Pacific 0.55    0.65    0.42   
Non-Preferred:
United States 0.34    0.39    0.66   
New England 1.23    1.48    0.84   
Middle Atlantic 0.91    0.98    2.50   
East North Central 0.76    0.87    1.41   
West North Central 1.49    1.73    2.76   
South Atlantic 0.79    0.94    0.85   
East South Central 1.21    1.27    2.32   
West South Central 0.99    1.24    1.09   
Mountain 0.84    0.97    1.61   
Pacific 0.98    1.11    1.21   
Specialty:
United States 1.17    1.42    1.25   
New England 3.77    4.80    1.27   
Middle Atlantic 2.25    2.60    4.06   
East North Central 2.32    2.82    2.19   
West North Central 5.89    7.17    5.12   
South Atlantic 2.33    3.00    2.47   
East South Central 3.15    3.75    5.15   
West South Central 3.37    3.58    5.28   
Mountain 3.77    4.54    5.69   
Pacific 4.42    5.74    1.74   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2020 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

** Civilian employees include those employed in the private sector and in the State/local government sector. Federal government employees and unincorporated self-employed individuals with no employees are not included.