Table IV.A.2(2012) National totals for enrollees and cost of hospitalization and physician service health plans for the private sector by type of indemnification; United States, 2012
Purchased plans Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 23,588 481
Active enrollees 22,210 400
Enrollees through COBRA     616   56
Retired enrollees     762 252
Enrollees with single coverage 13,824 283
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 205,862 4,678
Employer contribution single coverage   56,385 1,143
Employee contribution single coverage   17,186    735
Employer contribution non-single* coverage   85,952 2,125
Employee contribution non-single* coverage   46,338 1,533
Self-insured plans Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 37,958 743
Active enrollees 33,335 599
Enrollees through COBRA   1,244 209
Retired enrollees   3,380 173
Enrollees with single coverage 17,861 381
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 370,033 7,047
Employer contribution single coverage   70,804 1,529
Employee contribution single coverage   25,779    837
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 193,568 3,796
Employee contribution non-single* coverage   79,881 2,011

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 2012's tables however the estimates are comparable.