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  Publication Details

Title:
   Bone Density Scan (DEXA) Utilization Among Women Without Diagnosed Osteoporosis Aged 50 and Older in the United States, 2022
Product type:
   Statistical Brief 569
MEPS component:
   Household Component
Publication date:
   December 12, 2025
Description:
   Using recent data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-HC (MEPS-HC) 2022, this Statistical Brief provides estimates of ever having low bone density screening (DEXA scan) for women aged 50 and older who do not yet have a diagnosis of osteoporosis. This Brief provides estimates of DEXA screening by age subgroup, insurance status, having a usual source of care, race-ethnicity, MSA status, region and family income.
Pub #:
   25-0093
Author(s):
   Terceira A. Berdahl, PhD
Agency:
   Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Source:
   Web Only
MEPS Topics:
   Access to Health Care, Elderly Health Care, Preventive Care, Usual Source of Care, Women's Health
PDF link:
   data_files/publications/st569/stat569.pdf (375 KB)
HTML link:
   data_files/publications/st569/stat569.shtml
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