Table IV.A.1(2014) National totals for enrollees and cost of hospitalization and physician service health plans for the private sector; United States, 2014


  Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 60,629 726
Active enrollees 55,881 593
Enrollees through COBRA   1,386 141
Retired enrollees   3,363 246
Enrollees with single coverage 31,999 411
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 602,228 7,712
Employer contribution single coverage 140,518 1,897
Employee contribution single coverage   44,832    843
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 292,975 4,595
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 123,901 2,276

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2014 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 effective in 2010, however the estimates for prior years are comparable.