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, 2019

Purchased plans Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 27,131 568
Active enrollees 25,949 521
Enrollees through COBRA 486 23
Retired enrollees 695 190
Enrollees with single coverage 16,311 349
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 298,570 7,147
Employer contribution single coverage 84,943 2,159
Employee contribution single coverage 27,247 729
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 118,053 3,560
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 68,328 3,030
Self-insured plans Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 39,099 828
Active enrollees 36,673 758
Enrollees through COBRA 765 35
Retired enrollees 1,660 235
Enrollees with single coverage 20,476 450
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 480,324 10,895
Employer contribution single coverage 109,718 2,571
Employee contribution single coverage 34,334 1,014
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 244,203 6,522
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 92,069 2,774

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.