Table IV.A.1  National totals for enrollees and cost of hospitalization and physician service health plans for the private sector; United States, 2019


  Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 66,229 954
Active enrollees 62,622 872
Enrollees through COBRA 1,252 41
Retired enrollees 2,355 303
Enrollees with single coverage 36,787 539
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 778,894 12,414
Employer contribution single coverage 194,661 3,232
Employee contribution single coverage 61,580 1,200
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 362,256 7,159
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 160,397 3,998

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2019 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.