Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Publication Details

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Title:

Regional Differences in Total and Out-of-Pocket Expenditures for Selected Types of Office-Based Visits, 2004

Product type:

Statistical Brief 157

MEPS component:

Household Component

Publication date:

January 10, 2007

Description:

Using data from the Household Component of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS-HC), this Statistical Brief presents overall and regional estimates for the U.S. adult civilian noninstitutionalized population on mean and median expenditures for three common types of office-based health care visits: general check-up, diagnosis or treatment, and psychotherapy or mental health treatment.

Author(s):

Erwin Brown, Jr., BS and Karen Beauregard, MHA

Agency:

Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Source:

Web Only

MEPS Topics:

Doctor Visits/Use/Events and Expenditures, Medical Expenditures, Office-Based Visits/Use/Events and Expenditures

PDF link:

data_files/publications/st157/stat157.pdf (96 KB)

HTML link:

data_files/publications/st157/stat157.shtml