Title: |
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Outpatient Prescription Drug Expenses, 1999 |
Publication date (print version): |
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October 2003 |
Description: |
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This chartbook presents data from the 1999 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), which is sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), on spending for outpatient prescription medicines for the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population. This chartbook is organized into three sections. Section 1 presents a summary of overall outpatient prescription medicine expenses and payments. Section 2 contains outpatient prescription medicine expenses and payments by various population groups. Section 3 contains expenses on outpatient prescription drugs by therapeutic class. |
Author(s): |
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Marie N. Stagnitti, M.P.A, G. Edward Miller, Ph.D., John F. Moeller, Ph. D. |
Agency: |
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Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |