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, 2019

Purchased plans Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 6,096 325
Active enrollees 4,344 188
Enrollees through COBRA 29 4
Retired enrollees 1,724 153
Enrollees with single coverage 3,195 172
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 78,924 4,479
Employer contribution single coverage 19,368 1,233
Employee contribution single coverage 3,919 640
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 44,049 3,031
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 11,588 595
Self-insured plans Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 11,828 423
Active enrollees 8,424 272
Enrollees through COBRA 54 5
Retired enrollees 3,351 209
Enrollees with single coverage 6,118 221
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 152,510 5,859
Employer contribution single coverage 37,833 1,528
Employee contribution single coverage 7,483 420
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 80,574 3,459
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 26,620 1,296

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.