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MEPS Home Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
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MEPS HC-257
PANEL 28 LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK
DATE: August 26, 2026

Variable Name: PMEDPY3
Description: USUAL 3RD PARTY PAYER FOR PMEDS - R3
Format: 3.0
Type: NUM
Start: 5365
End: 5367

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED
-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED
125
4,730,111
-1 INAPPLICABLE
4,455
190,307,618
1 PRIVATE INSURANCE
2,743
102,295,573
2 MEDICARE
685
17,433,609
3 MEDICAID
604
20,209,033
4 VA/CHAMPVA
93
2,744,074
5 TRICARE
104
3,834,944
6 STATE/LOCAL GOVERNMENT
10
287,174
7 OTHER
53
1,689,575
TOTAL
8,872
343,531,710


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