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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: PMEDPY4
Description: USUAL 3RD PARTY PAYER FOR PMEDS - R4
Format: 3.0
Type: NUM
Start: 5368
End: 5370

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED
-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED
129
5,254,784
-1 INAPPLICABLE
4,706
199,842,570
1 PRIVATE INSURANCE
2,550
94,988,983
2 MEDICARE
683
17,621,020
3 MEDICAID
533
16,994,481
4 VA/CHAMPVA
93
2,908,908
5 TRICARE
104
3,670,598
6 STATE/LOCAL GOVERNMENT
8
208,416
7 OTHER
66
2,041,951
TOTAL
8,872
343,531,710


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