Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Publication Details

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Publication Details

Title:

Use of Ambulatory Care among Children, 1999 and 2009

Product type:

Statistical Brief 384

MEPS component:

Household Component

Publication date:

September 10, 2012

Description:

This Statistical Brief compares estimates of use of ambulatory care among children in 1999 and 2009 using data from the Household Component of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS-HC). Disparities in ambulatory care visits by race/ethnicity, insurance status, and income are examined.

Author(s):

Salam Abdus, PhD and Thomas Selden, PhD

Agency:

Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Source:

Web Only

MEPS Topics:

Children's Health, Children's Insurance Coverage, Doctor Visits/Use/Events and Expenditures, Health Care Disparities, Medical Providers Visits/Use/Events and Expenditures, Office-Based Visits/Use/Events and Expenditures, Outpatient Visits/Use/Events and Expenditures

PDF link:

data_files/publications/st384/stat384.pdf (106 KB)

HTML link:

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