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Abstract
This report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality uses data from the 1997 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) Household Component to examine the health care costs of injury-related conditions. An estimated $57.9 billion was spent on injury-related conditions for the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population. Approximately 62 million people were reported to have had an injury-related condition. Seventy percent of the people with an injury-related condition (43 million people) had a medical expense related to that condition. This report gives estimates of injury-related expenses for inpatient hospital services and ambulatory medical care services by age, sex, race, health insurance, and poverty level. Injury-related expenses as a proportion of total medical expenses, and mean and median expenses are also discussed. The proportion of expenses for injury and 
The estimates in this report are based on the most recent data available at the time the report was written. However, selected elements of MEPS data may be revised on the basis of additional analyses, which could result in slightly different estimates from those shown here. Please check the MEPS Web site for the most current file releases.
noninjury medical care paid by various sources, including out-of-pocket, Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance, and WorkersÕ Compensation, are also compared.  
Suggested citation
Krauss NA, Machlin SR, Adams GA. Health care expenses for injuries: estimates from the 1997 MEPS. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2003. MEPS Research Findings No. 19. AHRQ Pub. No. 04-0005.

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Health Care Expenses for Injuries: Estimates from the 1997 MEPS

MEPS Research Findings #19

AHRQ Pub. No. 04-0005

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Suggested citation
Rhoades J, Brown E, Vistnes J. Health insurance status of the civilian noninstitutionalized population: 1998. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2000. MEPS Research Findings No. 11.  AHRQ Pub. No. 00-0023.