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, 2018

Purchased plans Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 5,120 222
Active enrollees 3,873 143
Enrollees through COBRA 22 3
Retired enrollees 1,225 102
Enrollees with single coverage 2,469 104
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 68,122 3,115
Employer contribution single coverage 16,143 947
Employee contribution single coverage 3,253 268
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 36,818 1,921
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 11,908 605
Self-insured plans Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 13,231 518
Active enrollees 9,204 357
Enrollees through COBRA 49 3
Retired enrollees 3,979 195
Enrollees with single coverage 6,972 270
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 166,790 7,410
Employer contribution single coverage 41,134 1,899
Employee contribution single coverage 9,001 343
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 90,081 5,218
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 26,574 911

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.
* 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.