Table IV.B.2(2011) 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, 2011
 
Purchased plans Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 6,285 90
   Active enrollees 4,957 85
   Enrollees through COBRA 63 7
   Retired enrollees 1,265 41
   Enrollees with single coverage 3,046 46
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 65,294 1,034
   Employer contribution single coverage 15,463 175
   Employee contribution single coverage 2,695 64
   Employer contribution non-single* coverage 37,430 879
   Employee contribution non-single* coverage 9,706 183
Self-insured plans Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 10,489 205
   Active enrollees 7,840 151
   Enrollees through COBRA 143 24
   Retired enrollees 2,506 55
   Enrollees with single coverage 5,225 108
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 105,675 2,055
   Employer contribution single coverage 25,868 517
   Employee contribution single coverage 4,810 143
   Employer contribution non-single* coverage 57,881 1,062
   Employee contribution non-single* coverage 17,117 625

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2011 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.