The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) is a set of
large-scale surveys of families and individuals, their medical
providers, and employers across the United States. MEPS is the most complete
source of data on the cost and use of health care and health insurance
coverage. Learn more about MEPS.
Publication Updates MEPS-IC Research Published Elsewhere. Reference citations for external publications using MEPS-IC data, including three Conference Proceedings, 19 Journal Articles, and 14 Working Papers, were recently posted to the MEPS site. You can find links to these publication details using the Option Three search on the Publications Search page, or by referring to the Publication Updates section of the What's New page. Posted on 3/17/2023.
New Publications Methodology Report 36: Analyzing Medical Conditions in MEPS: User Guide (Part 1 of 2) and Detailed Reference Guide (Part 2 of 2). This report is a two-part series of documents designed to help users analyze medical conditions in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) and understand changes to the survey that may impact analyses. Part 1 of this series is a short user guide that provides specific recommendations for analyzing MEPS condition data. Part 2 of this series provides a detailed reference guide that documents changes to the survey that have affected how data on medical conditions are collected, processed, and disseminated to the public.
AHRQ will be conducting a virtual MEPS-HC Data Users' Workshop on March 28-30, 2023.
This workshop will consist of lectures designed to provide a general overview of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) along with lectures on MEPS-HC survey design, recent survey changes, health care utilization, expenditures, medical conditions, and statistical issues and challenges researchers face while analyzing MEPS-HC data. There will be three separate sessions in which sample SAS, STATA and R exercises will be demonstrated, along with time assigned for Q&A. Register here: https://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/about_meps/workshops_events.jsp.
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