Table IV.A.1  National totals for enrollees and cost of hospitalization and physician service health plans for the private sector; United States, 2017


  Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 63,221 782
Active enrollees 59,966 738
Enrollees through COBRA 1,256 39
Retired enrollees 1,998 150
Enrollees with single coverage 34,515 401
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 686,240 10,018
Employer contribution single coverage 165,452 2,160
Employee contribution single coverage 54,081 907
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 325,655 6,200
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 141,051 2,456

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2017 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.