Table IV.B.2(2010) 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, 2010
Purchased plans Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 7,086 141
Active enrollees 5,589 125
Enrollees through COBRA 80 6
Retired enrollees 1,417 27
Enrollees with single coverage 3,297 52
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 70,922 1,571
Employer contribution single coverage 16,235 330
Employee contribution single coverage 2,658 76
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 41,172 1,132
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 10,857 262
Self-insured plans Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 9,844 181
Active enrollees 7,429 128
Enrollees through COBRA 108 5
Retired enrollees 2,306 59
Enrollees with single coverage 4,912 76
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 93,132 2,119
Employer contribution single coverage 23,410 513
Employee contribution single coverage 4,391 72
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 50,944 1,434
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 14,388 321

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.