Table IV.A.1 National totals for enrollees and cost of hospitalization and physician service health plans for the private sector, United States, 2016

Table IV.A.1 National totals for enrollees and cost of hospitalization and physician service health plans for the private sector; United States, 2016
	Total (in thousands of persons)	Standard error
Total enrollees	62,104	685
Active enrollees	58,172	612
Enrollees through COBRA	1,242	58
Retired enrollees	2,690	239
Enrollees with single coverage	34,337	384
	Total (in millions of dollars)	Standard error
Total costs	639,930	8,217
Employer contribution single coverage	158,423	2,010
Employee contribution single coverage	51,189	753
Employer contribution non-single* coverage	300,383	5,034
Employee contribution non-single* coverage	129,935	2,107

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2016 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.