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Characteristics and Medical Expenses of Adults 18 to 64-Years Old with Functional Limitations, Combined Years 1997-2002 |
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This report provides information on the characteristics and medical expenses of adults with functional limitations in the US civilian noninstitutionalized population. It uses data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) for the period 1997-2002 to categorize adults by age group and degree of activity and functional limitation. Although only 8 percent of all adults have a functional limitation, the prevalence of disability is much higher among some segments of the population. The publicly insured, the poor, the unemployed, and divorced or separated adults, for example, have relatively large proportions of persons with functional limitations. Adults with severe disabilities tend to have much higher health care expenses than do individuals with no limitations. |
Author(s): |
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Gary Olin and Deborah D. Dougherty |
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Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
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