Table IV.A.1(2013) National totals for enrollees and cost of hospitalization and physician service health plans for the private sector; United States, 2013


  Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 62,047 934
Active enrollees 56,443 674
Enrollees through COBRA   1,826  54
Retired enrollees   3,778 328
Enrollees with single coverage 32,055 470
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 597,421 9,893
Employer contribution single coverage 132,971 1,739
Employee contribution single coverage   44,877    767
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 290,112 5,525
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 129,462 2,556

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2013 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.

* Prior to 2010, non-single coverage was labeled as family coverage. This was a labeling change only and the estimates, which include both employee-plus-one and family coverage, are comparable across years.