Table IV.A.2  National totals for enrollees and cost of hospitalization and physician service health plans for the private sector by type of indemnification; United States, 2018

Purchased plans Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 26,716 475
Active enrollees 25,655 453
Enrollees through COBRA 505 25
Retired enrollees 556 83
Enrollees with single coverage 16,277 293
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 280,253 5,826
Employer contribution single coverage 81,021 1,750
Employee contribution single coverage 26,230 624
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 112,611 3,160
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 60,391 1,551
Self-insured plans Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 39,332 689
Active enrollees 36,524 627
Enrollees through COBRA 757 34
Retired enrollees 2,051 182
Enrollees with single coverage 20,150 373
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 467,452 8,920
Employer contribution single coverage 104,602 2,073
Employee contribution single coverage 32,939 1,220
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 241,537 5,298
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 88,374 1,876

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.