Table IV.B.1 National totals for enrollees and cost of hospitalization and physician service health plans for the State and local government sector: United States, 2016

  Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total Enrollees 18,468 563
Active enrollees 13,069 344
Enrollees through COBRA 70 4
Retired enrollees 5,328 256
Enrollees with single coverage 9,325 288
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 223,844 6,933
Employer contribution single coverage 54,373 1,760
Employee contribution single coverage 10,151 365
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 124,765 4,497
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 34,555 1,156

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.

*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.