Table IV.A.1  National totals for enrollees and cost of hospitalization and physician service health plans for the private sector: United States, 2020


  Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 63,572 805
Active enrollees 60,848 741
Enrollees through COBRA 1,374 164
Retired enrollees 1,350 147
Enrollees with single coverage 35,401 440
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 760,112 11,641
Employer contribution single coverage 192,651 2,594
Employee contribution single coverage 60,099 1,304
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 351,032 7,008
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 156,331 3,352

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2020 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.