Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Publication Details

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Title:

Getting Health Care from Specialists among Adults with Chronic Conditions, U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2004

Product type:

Statistical Brief 162

MEPS component:

Household Component

Publication date:

February 23, 2007

Description:

Using data from the Household Component of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS-HC), this Statistical Brief presents estimates on the perceptions of adults with and without chronic conditions about their need for and access to physician specialists in 2004. The estimates are the opinions of the adult U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population regarding their need to see specialists and how much of a problem it was to see a specialist.

Author(s):

Anita Soni, PhD and Steven C. Hill, PhD

Agency:

Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Source:

Web Only

MEPS Topics:

Access to Health Care, Medical Conditions, Priority Conditions -- Arthritis, Priority Conditions -- Emphysema and Bronchitis , Priority Conditions -- Heart Conditions

PDF link:

data_files/publications/st162/stat162.pdf (224 KB)

HTML link:

data_files/publications/st162/stat162.shtml