Table IV.A.2(2010) National totals for enrollees and cost of hospitalization and physician service health plans for the private sector by type of indemnification; United States, 2010
 
Purchased plans
Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees
25,978
544
Active enrollees
23,865
440
Enrollees through COBRA
1,235
94
Retired enrollees
879
223
Enrollees with single coverage
14,611
231
 
 
Total
(in millions of dollars)

Standard error
Total costs
208,577
5,499
Employer contribution single coverage
52,905
1,135
Employee contribution single coverage
17,718
553
Employer contribution non-single* coverage
88,324
2,918
Employee contribution non-single* coverage
49,630
1,819
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Self-insured plans
Total
(in thousands of persons)

Standard error
Total enrollees
38,389
764
Active enrollees
32,312
647
Enrollees through COBRA
2,020
94
Retired enrollees
4,056
493
Enrollees with single coverage
18,441
502
 
 
Total
(in millions of dollars)

Standard error
Total costs
336,342
6,486
Employer contribution single coverage
66,892
1,559
Employee contribution single coverage
25,086
1,036
Employer contribution non-single* coverage
171,697
3,930
Employee contribution non-single* coverage
72,667
2,377
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Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2010 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.
* Non-single coverage includes both family and employee-plus-one coverage levels. This is a labeling change from prior year's tables however the estimates are comparable.