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, 2017

**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, 2017**
Purchased plans	Total (in thousands of persons)	Standard error
Total enrollees	5,186	252
Active enrollees	3,925	156
Enrollees through COBRA	23	3
Retired enrollees	1,238	117
Enrollees with single coverage	2,522	112
Costs	Total (in millions of dollars)	Standard error
Total costs	66,030	3,480
Employer contribution single coverage	15,341	746
Employee contribution single coverage	3,569	451
Employer contribution non-single* coverage	35,887	2,284
Employee contribution non-single* coverage	11,233	754
Self-insured plans	Total (in thousands of persons)	Standard error
Total enrollees	12,736	658
Active enrollees	9,137	408
Enrollees through COBRA	58	4
Retired enrollees	3,541	273
Enrollees with single coverage	6,781	386
Self-insured plans	Total (in millions of dollars)	Standard error
Total costs	152,729	7,513
Employer contribution single coverage	39,020	2,566
Employee contribution single coverage	8,113	367
Employer contribution non-single* coverage	80,480	4,500
Employee contribution non-single* coverage	25,117	1,084

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.

*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.