Table IV.B.2(2014) 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, 2014
 
Purchased plans Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 6,989 172
Active enrollees 4,992 112
Enrollees through COBRA      48     8
Retired enrollees 1,950   92
Enrollees with single coverage 3,390   97
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 77,128 2,089
Employer contribution single coverage 18,236    561
Employee contribution single coverage   3,152    115
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 44,060 1,320
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 11,679    434
Self-insured plans Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 10,612 187
Active enrollees   7,769 141
Enrollees through COBRA       74   12
Retired enrollees  2,769   70
Enrollees with single coverage  5,285   96
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 117,533 2,250
Employer contribution single coverage   28,648    562
Employee contribution single coverage     5,475    142
Employer contribution non-single* coverage   64,496 1,377
Employee contribution non-single* coverage   18,915    486

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.

* 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.