Table IV.A.2(2014) National totals for enrollees and cost of hospitalization and physician service health plans for the private sector by type of indemnification; United States, 2014


Purchased plans Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 23,512 384
Active enrollees 22,500 361
Enrollees through COBRA     448   19
Retired enrollees     564   77
Enrollees with single coverage 13,770 226
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 217,359 4,073
Employer contribution single coverage   60,817 1,135
Employee contribution single coverage   17,576    382
Employer contribution non-single* coverage   93,478 2,388
Employee contribution non-single* coverage   45,488 1,063
Self-insured plans Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 37,118 666
Active enrollees 33,380 549
Enrollees through COBRA      938 140
Retired enrollees   2,799 206
Enrollees with single coverage 18,229 368
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 384,869 7,116
Employer contribution single coverage   79,702 1,630
Employee contribution single coverage   27,256    784
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 199,497 4,119
Employee contribution non-single* coverage   78,414 2,112

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.