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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: PMEDPY5
Description: USUAL 3RD PARTY PAYER FOR PMEDS - R5
Format: 3.0
Type: NUM
Start: 5371
End: 5373

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED
-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED
107
4,367,651
-1 INAPPLICABLE
5,156
216,938,034
1 PRIVATE INSURANCE
2,272
81,953,191
2 MEDICARE
629
16,120,065
3 MEDICAID
475
15,947,586
4 VA/CHAMPVA
81
2,455,601
5 TRICARE
79
3,121,551
6 STATE/LOCAL GOVERNMENT
7
245,158
7 OTHER
66
2,382,874
TOTAL
8,872
343,531,710


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