Table III.A.2.e(2009) Percent of State and local governments offering health insurance by plan options and insurance offerings to retirees by census division and government type and size: United States, 2009
Census division/ government type and size Two or more plans Conventional indemnity Any managed care Exclusive provider Mixed provider Insurance to retirees under 651 Insurance to retirees 65 and over1 With waiting period
United States 37.8%    10.4%    93.5%    27.5%    79.5%    44.8%    32.9%    57.5%   
Census division:
New England 60.3%    24.9%    86.6%    56.1%    60.1%    47.6%    54.8%    54.7%   
Middle Atlantic 38.4%    13.4%    94.5%    37.5%    71.0%    46.2%    42.4%    53.3%   
East North Central 33.0%    6.0%    97.9%    23.0%    85.7%    42.1%    35.5%    48.3%   
West North Central 22.6%    12.9% * 87.6%    11.9% * 78.1%    43.3%    18.2%    56.2%   
South Atlantic 39.2%    5.4% * 97.3%    29.6%    84.6%    51.5%    38.6%    73.0%   
East South Central 23.8%    12.9% * 88.7%    22.2%    74.6%    44.6%    25.9%    57.5%   
West South Central 41.4%    8.7%    95.5%    18.9%    83.5%    45.3%    28.4%    61.2%   
Mountain 37.9%    15.4%    86.7%    13.9%    80.5%    30.5%    21.2%    66.6%   
Pacific 60.3%    6.4% * 96.1%    50.7%    83.4%    49.6%    34.7%    55.0%   
Government type and size:
State governments 75.3%    4.2%    99.5%    54.5%    89.2%    76.5%    69.4%    64.5%   
Local governments:
   Less than 250 employees 28.9%    10.7%    92.2%    24.7%    76.4%    35.9%    26.0%    55.4%   
   250-999 employees 60.9%    8.8%    96.8%    31.8%    88.9%    68.1%    50.1%    61.2%   
   1,000-4,999 employees 68.5%    11.6%    98.2%    42.6%    88.2%    76.9%    57.7%    68.1%   
   5,000-9,999 employees 76.8%    7.1%    98.9%    38.8%    92.6%    80.6%    63.8%    66.2%   
   10,000 or more employees 91.8%    4.5%    98.4%    69.4%    91.3%    90.6%    83.1%    78.5%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2009 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

1 Corrected estimates.

 

Table III.A.2.e(2009) Standard error for percent of State and local governments offering health insurance by plan options and insurance offerings to retirees by census division and government type and size: United States, 2009
Census division/ government type and size Two or more plans Conventional indemnity Any managed care Exclusive provider Mixed provider Insurance to retirees under 651 Insurance to retirees 65 and over1 With waiting period
United States 2.03%    1.04%    0.71%    1.50%    1.66%    3.04%    2.17%    2.56%   
Census division:
New England 4.51%    3.51%    3.92%    3.93%    3.97%    3.53%    3.72%    3.85%   
Middle Atlantic 4.38%    3.37%    2.79%    4.58%    5.06%    3.75%    2.82%    5.90%   
East North Central 5.27%    1.45%    1.15%    2.77%    4.65%    6.99%    4.89%    6.22%   
West North Central 3.46%    4.64% * 4.44%    3.57% * 4.45%    5.01%    3.82%    5.44%   
South Atlantic 4.32%    1.89% * 1.42%    4.37%    4.30%    5.82%    5.80%    4.15%   
East South Central 4.03%    4.02% * 3.86%    4.13%    4.98%    4.95%    3.23%    5.02%   
West South Central 4.85%    2.23%    2.18%    3.28%    3.82%    5.22%    3.80%    4.73%   
Mountain 5.06%    3.82%    3.92%    1.79%    3.82%    6.58%    4.32%    6.25%   
Pacific 4.78%    2.95% * 2.68%    7.18%    4.11%    5.37%    5.40%    4.11%   
Government type and size:
State governments 0.00%    0.00%    0.00%    0.00%    0.00%    0.00%    0.00%    0.00%   
Local governments:
   Less than 250 employees 2.55%    1.19%    0.91%    1.96%    2.13%    3.48%    2.71%    3.13%   
   250-999 employees 1.87%    1.12%    0.84%    2.12%    0.96%    3.51%    1.67%    1.88%   
   1,000-4,999 employees 4.92%    1.89%    0.54%    3.73%    2.45%    2.31%    2.85%    1.16%   
   5,000-9,999 employees 1.75%    1.81%    0.66%    1.92%    0.52%    1.51%    2.99%    1.44%   
   10,000 or more employees 0.11%    0.06%    0.02%    0.40%    0.12%    0.12%    0.22%    0.29%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2009 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

Standard errors of zero indicate that all governments in the category are in the survey.

1 Corrected estimates.