Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Publication Details

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Title:

Expenditures for Treatment of Hypertension among Adults Age 18 and Older, 2008: Estimates for the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population

Product type:

Statistical Brief 337

MEPS component:

Household Component

Publication date:

September 1, 2011

Revised date:

September 27, 2011 Update note

Description:

This Statistical Brief presents estimates based on the Household Component of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey on the use of and expenditures for all medical care, ambulatory care, and prescribed medicines to treat hypertension among the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population. Average annual estimates for 2008 are shown by type of service and source of payment.

Author(s):

Karen E. Davis, MA

Agency:

Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Source:

Web Only

MEPS Topics:

Health Care Costs/Expenditures, Medical Expenditures, Priority Conditions -- High Blood Pressure

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data_files/publications/st337/stat337.pdf (145 KB)

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