Table IV.A.1  National totals for enrollees and cost of hospitalization and physician service health plans for the private sector; United States, 2018


  Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 66,048 763
Active enrollees 62,180 700
Enrollees through COBRA 1,262 44
Retired enrollees 2,607 203
Enrollees with single coverage 36,427 435
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 747,705 9,860
Employer contribution single coverage 185,623 2,531
Employee contribution single coverage 59,169 1,343
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 354,148 5,864
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 148,765 2,290

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2018 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.