Table IV.A.2  National totals for enrollees and cost of hospitalization and physician service health plans for the private sector by type of indemnification: United States, 2020

Purchased plans Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 26,875 610
Active enrollees 25,710 541
Enrollees through COBRA 658 162
Retired enrollees 507 134
Enrollees with single coverage 16,064 343
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 305,869 9,171
Employer contribution single coverage 85,677 1,964
Employee contribution single coverage 27,551 1,169
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 123,476 5,239
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 69,166 2,953
Self-insured plans Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 36,697 667
Active enrollees 35,138 640
Enrollees through COBRA 716 28
Retired enrollees 844 62
Enrollees with single coverage 19,338 353
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 454,242 8,804
Employer contribution single coverage 106,974 2,079
Employee contribution single coverage 32,548 684
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 227,556 5,308
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 87,165 1,867

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.