Table IV.A.2(2013) National totals for enrollees and cost of hospitalization and physician service health plans for the private sector by type of indemnification; United States, 2013
Purchased plans Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 24,833 453
Active enrollees 23,530 375
Enrollees through COBRA     665   37
Retired enrollees     638 195
Enrollees with single coverage 14,562 284
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 219,433 4,449
Employer contribution single coverage   60,333 1,227
Employee contribution single coverage   18,570    368
Employer contribution non-single* coverage   92,854 2,192
Employee contribution non-single* coverage   47,675 1,216
Self-insured plans Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 37,214 663
Active enrollees 32,913 513
Enrollees through COBRA   1,161   71
Retired enrollees   3,140 238
Enrollees with single coverage 17,493 305
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 377,988 6,896
Employer contribution single coverage   72,638 1,133
Employee contribution single coverage   26,306    706
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 197,257 4,198
Employee contribution non-single* coverage   81,787 1,709

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.