Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Publication Details

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Title:

Outpatient Prescription Medicines: A Comparison of Expenditures by Household-Reported Condition, 1987 and 2001

Product type:

Statistical Brief 43

MEPS component:

Household Component

Publication date:

July 13, 2004

Description:

This Statistical Brief summarizes differences in expenditures for outpatient prescription medicines reported for specific conditions by the household in the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population for the years 1987 and 2001. The data used are derived from the 1987 National Medical Expenditure Survey (NMES) and the Household Component of the 2001 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS-HC).

Author(s):

Marie Stagnitti, MPA and Mamatha Pancholi, MS

Agency:

Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Source:

Web Only Publication

MEPS Topics:

Health Care Costs/Expenditures, Medical Conditions, Medical Expenditures, Mental Health, Outpatient Visits/Use/Events and Expenditures , Prescription Drugs, Priority Conditions -- Arthritis, Priority Conditions -- Heart Conditions, Priority Conditions -- High Cholesterol

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