The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) is a set of
large-scale surveys of families and individuals, their medical
providers, and employers across the United States. MEPS is the most complete
source of data on the cost and use of health care and health insurance
coverage. Learn more about MEPS.
Survey Instruments The HC Interview Showcards for 2023 have been posted. Showcards assist MEPS respondents by providing them with paper versions of definitions or response categories that pertain to specific questionnaire items throughout the computer-assisted personal interview, or CAPI.
Survey Instruments The Self-Administered Questionnaire (SAQ) for 2023 has been posted. This supplement, which was last administered in 2021, collects a variety of health status and health care quality measures from adults.
Survey Instruments The MPC Authorization Forms for 2023 have been posted. Authorization forms are signed by patients interviewed by MEPS and permit MPC staff to contact medical providers and pharmacies. They also authorize providers to release medical information about their patients.
Under New Data Files The MEPS HC-248G: 2023 Office-Based Medical Provider Visits File provides detailed information on office-based medical provider visits. Data are gathered from a nationally representative sample of the civilian, noninstitutionalized population of the United States and can be used to make estimates of office-based medical provider utilization and expenditures for calendar year 2023.
Under New Data Files The MEPS HC-248F: 2023 Outpatient Visits File provides detailed information on outpatient visits. Data are gathered from a nationally representative sample of the civilian, noninstitutionalized population of the United States and can be used to make estimates of outpatient utilization and expenditures for calendar year 2023.
Under New Data Files The MEPS HC-248E: 2023 Emergency Room Visits File provides detailed information on emergency room visits. Data are gathered from a nationally representative sample of the civilian, noninstitutionalized population of the United States and can be used to make estimates of emergency room utilization and expenditures for calendar year 2023.
Under New Data Files The MEPS HC-248D: 2023 Hospital Inpatient Stays File provides detailed information on hospital inpatient stays. Data are gathered from a nationally representative sample of the civilian, noninstitutionalized population of the United States and can be used to make estimates of inpatient hospital stay utilization and expenditures for calendar year 2023.
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