Table IV.A.1(2012) National totals for enrollees and cost of hospitalization and physician service health plans for the private sector; United States, 2012


  Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 61,547 829
Active enrollees 55,544 553
Enrollees through COBRA   1,860 240
Retired enrollees   4,143 394
Enrollees with single coverage 31,685 461
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 575,894 8,359
Employer contribution single coverage 127,189 1,935
Employee contribution single coverage   42,965 1,096
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 279,520 4,085
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 126,220 2,528

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2012 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.