MEPS Publications
MEPS produces
a variety of publications that summarize important health information
collected from your participation in the survey. Here are some
selected findings from MEPS publications that have garnered significant
national media attention:
- Heart disease, cancer, mental disorders, trauma-related disorders, and COPD/asthma ranked highest in terms of direct medical spending in 2009.
From Statistical Brief #359: The Concentration of Health Care Expenditures and Related Expenses for Costly Medical Conditions, 2009, PDF (325 KB)/ HTML
| Figure 2. Total expenditures for the 5 most costly conditions among the overall population and among the highest 5 percent based on their overall medical expenditures, 2009 |
|
Heart disease |
Cancer |
Mental Disorders |
Trauma-related disorders |
COPD/Asthma |
Population (expenditures, billions of dollars) |
$99.2 |
$80.3 |
$79.8 |
$80.8 |
$64.2 |
Highest 5 percent based on expenditures (billions of dollars) |
$73.4 |
$60.8 |
$39.7 |
$43.2 |
$31.6 |
Source: Center for Financing, Access,
and Cost Trends, AHRQ, Household Component of the Medical Expenditure
Panel Survey, 2009 |
- Percentage distribution of total expenditures for most costly conditions, by use of service, 2009.
From Statistical Brief #359: The Concentration of Health Care Expenditures and Related Expenses for Costly Medical Conditions, 2009, PDF (325 KB)/ HTML
| Figure 4.1 Percentage distribution of total expenditures for most costly conditions, by use of service, 2009 |
| |
Outpatient and office based |
Inpatient |
Emergency room |
Prescribed medicines |
Home health |
| Trauma -- top 5 percent | 30.3% | 56.2% | 4.7% | 1.2% | 7.6% |
| Trauma -- overall population | 43.2% | 35.7% | 14.9% | 1.6% | 4.5% |
| Cancer -- top 5 percent | 53.7% | 33.7% | 0.3% | 9.2% | 3.1% |
| Cancer -- overall population | 58.4% | 28.6% | 0.4% | 9.2% | 3.4% |
| Heart disease -- top 5 percent | 17.4% | 65.8% | 4.2% | 4.0% | 8.6% |
| Heart disease -- overall population | 21.6% | 56.8% | 5.6% | 8.6% | 7.5% |
Source: Center for Financing, Access,
and Cost Trends, AHRQ, Household Component of the Medical Expenditure
Panel Survey, 2009 |
- Use of ambulatory care among children (less than 18 years), 1999 and 2009.
From Statistical Brief #384: Use of Ambulatory Care among Children, 1999 and 2009, PDF (106 KB)/ HTML
| Figure 1. Use of ambulatory care among children (less than 18 years), 1999 and 2009 |
|
1999 |
2009 |
At least one outpatient department visit | 5.9% | 6.6% |
At least one office-based visit | 70.1% | 74.9% |
At least one emergency room visit | 11.1% | 13.3% |
Ambulatory care visit (outpatient, office-based, or emergency room) | 72.7% | 77.3% |
Source: Center for Financing,
Access, and Cost Trends, AHRQ, Household Component of the Medical
Expenditure Panel Survey, 1999 and 2009 |
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