Table IV.B.2 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, 2016

Purchased plans Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 5,349 316
Active enrollees 3,916 225
Enrollees through COBRA 22 2
Retired enrollees 1,411 108
Enrollees with single coverage 2,616 163
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 69,138 4,059
Employer contribution single coverage 16,276 1,058
Employee contribution single coverage 2,556 138
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 40,976 2,886
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 9,329 320
Self-insured plans Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 13,119 450
Active enrollees 9,153 263
Enrollees through COBRA 48 4
Retired enrollees 3,917 217
Enrollees with single coverage 6,709 234
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 154,706 5,163
Employer contribution single coverage 38,097 1,353
Employee contribution single coverage 7,594 338
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 83,789 2,959
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 25,225 1,108

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.