Table IV.A.2  National totals for enrollees and cost of hospitalization and physician service health plans for the private sector by type of indemnification; United States, 2016
Purchased plans Total
(in thousands of persons)		 Standard error
Total enrollees 25,564 451
Active enrollees 24,524 412
Enrollees through COBRA     463   22
Retired enrollees     576 163
Enrollees with single coverage 15,549 281
  Total
(in millions of dollars)		 Standard error
Total costs 241,000 4,600
Employer contribution single coverage   69,276 1,269
Employee contribution single coverage   22,373    506
Employer contribution non-single* coverage   97,431 2,448
Employee contribution non-single* coverage   51,919 1,427
Self-insured plans Total
(in thousands of persons)		 Standard error
Total enrollees 36,540 618
Active enrollees 33,648 554
Enrollees through COBRA      779   54
Retired enrollees   2,113 175
Enrollees with single coverage 18,788 319
  Total
(in millions of dollars)		 Standard error
Total costs 398,930 7,704
Employer contribution single coverage   89,146 1,768
Employee contribution single coverage   28,815    624
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 202,953 4,712
Employee contribution non-single* coverage   78,016 1,736

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.