Table IV.A.1  National totals for enrollees and cost of hospitalization and physician service health plans for the private sector; United States, 2015


  Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard errors
Total enrollees 61,877 735
Active enrollees 57,398 642
Enrollees through COBRA   1,476 180
Retired enrollees   3,003 181
Enrollees with single coverage 33,163 403
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard errors
Total costs 628,726 8,429
Employer contribution single coverage 148,355 1,921
Employee contribution single coverage   48,526    967
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 302,034 4,907
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 129,812 2,451

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2015 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.