Table IV.B.1 National totals for enrollees and cost of hospitalization and physician service health plans for the State and local government sector: United States, 2019

  Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total Enrollees 17,925 595
Active enrollees 12,768 353
Enrollees through COBRA 82 7
Retired enrollees 5,075 291
Enrollees with single coverage 9,313 305
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 231,434 8,416
Employer contribution single coverage 57,201 2,164
Employee contribution single coverage 11,402 761
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 124,623 5,530
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 38,208 1,398

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 from prior years tables however the estimates are comparable.