Table IV.B.2( 2012) 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, 2012
 
Purchased plans Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 6,488 108
Active enrollees 5,042   91
Enrollees through COBRA     65     7
Retired enrollees 1,381   36
Enrollees with single coverage 3,099   52
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 67,901 1,356
Employer contribution single coverage 15,234    212
Employee contribution single coverage   2,968    119
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 39,122 1,007
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 10,576    258
Self-insured plans Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 10,433 199
Active enrollees   7,567 145
Enrollees through COBRA     127   17
Retired enrollees  2,739   74
Enrollees with single coverage  5,197    97
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 106,842 2,498
Employer contribution single coverage   25,681    465
Employee contribution single coverage     4,987    152
Employer contribution non-single* coverage   57,852 1,450
Employee contribution non-single* coverage   18,322    622

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.