Table IV.B.2 2020 (United States) National totals for enrollees and cost of hospitalization and physician service health plans for the State and local government sector by type of indemnification: 2020 (United States)

Purchased plans Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 6,281 272
Active enrollees 4,769 177
Enrollees through COBRA 22 2
Retired enrollees 1,491 117
Enrollees with single coverage 3,161 137
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 88,303 4,267
Employer contribution single coverage 21,047 1,004
Employee contribution single coverage 4,745 439
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 47,725 2,551
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 14,785 824
Self-insured plans Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 10,687 302
Active enrollees 8,080 214
Enrollees through COBRA 42 2
Retired enrollees 2,565 116
Enrollees with single coverage 5,401 178
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 147,496 3,821
Employer contribution single coverage 34,486 1,177
Employee contribution single coverage 7,507 253
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 82,180 2,077
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 23,323 721

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 from prior years tables however the estimates are comparable.