Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Publication Details

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Publication Details

Title:

Health Care Expenses in the Community Population, 1996

Product type:

Chartbook 5

MEPS component:

Household Component

Publication date (print version):

April 2001

Web posting date:

May 23, 2001

Description:

This chartbook presents data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) on spending in 1996 for medical services and supplies for the civilian noninstitutionalized (community) population. The report is organized into four sections. Section 1 shows national expenses by amount, type of service, and source of payment. Sections 2-4 illustrate variation in different aspects of health care spending by selected population characteristics (age, race/ethnicity, income, insurance status, and health status). Section 2 shows per capita expenses, Section 3 shows the distribution of expenses by type of service, and Section 4 shows out-of-pocket expenses.

Pub #:

AHRQ Pub. No. 01-0027

Author(s):

Steven R. Machlin, M.S. Joel W. Cohen, Ph.D. Samuel H. Zuvekas, Ph.D. Joshua Thorpe, M.P.H. Christopher T. Lee, M.P.H.

Agency:

Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

MEPS Topics:

Doctor Visits/Use/Events and Expenditures, Emergency Room Visits/Use/Events and Expenditures, Health Care Costs/Expenditures, Hospital Inpatient Stays/Visits/Use/Events and Expenditures, Medical Expenditures, Medical Providers Visits/Use/Events and Expenditures, Office-Based Visits/Use/Events and Expenditures, Outpatient Visits/Use/Events and Expenditures

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