Table 2.

Insurance Coverage of Californians, 2004

	Age Group	HMO	PPO	POS	FFS	Total
Medi-Cal	All ages					4,864,000
Healthy families	0–17					458,000
Medicare, non-Medi-Cal	65+					2,619,000
Other public, non-Medi-Cal	0–64					389,000
Other public coverage, non-Medi-Cal elderly	65+					122,000
Uninsured	All ages					4,616,000
Individually purchased	0–64	748,000		854,000*		1,602,000
Employment-based
Small group†
Self-insured‡	0–64	109,000	69,000	50,000	3,000	231,000
Underwritten‡	0–64	2,630,000	1,247,000	877,000	45,000	4,799,000
Large group†
Self-insured‡	0–64	714,000	2,451,000	303,000	23,000	3,491,000
Underwritten‡	0–64	6,439,000	1,739,000	1,621,000	61,000	9,860,000
California's total population						33,051,000

Sources: 2001 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), 2002 Kaiser Family Foundation/Health Research and Education Trust Survey of California Employers.

^*CHIS data only distinguish individuals with HMO coverage from those with non-HMO coverage.

^†Estimates of workers in HMOs, PPOs, FFS, and POS are obtained by multiplying the percentages of workers in each plan type from CA HRET 2002 data and CHIS population estimate of workers.

^‡Estimates of workers in HMOs, PPOs, FFS, and POS who are in self-insured plans are obtained by multiplying the percentages self-insured workers in each plan type from HRET 2002 data and CHIS population estimate of workers. Estimates are then inflated to account for the proportion of children covered (29.11%).

HMO, health maintenance organization; PPO, preferred provider organization; POS, point-of-service plans; FFS, fee-for-service; HRET, Health Research and Education Trust.