No, medical conditions are reported by household respondents and are not validated with diagnoses or conditions reported by the provider in the Medical Provider Component (MPC). Several published papers have addressed the comparability of household and provider reports of medical conditions. These include the following:
Machlin, S.R., and Taylor, A.K.
Design, Methods, and Field Results of the 1996 MEPS Medical Provider Component., Methodology Report #9. May 2000. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD.
https://meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/mr9/mr9.pdfStagnitti, M.N., Beauregard, K., and Solis, A.
Design, Methods, and Field Results of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Medical Provider Component (MEPS MPC) - 2006 Calendar Year Data. Methodology Report #23. November 2008. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD.
https://meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/mr23/mr23.pdfStagnitti, M.N., Machlin, S.R., Zodet, M.W., and Saleska, E.
Design, Methods, and Field Results of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Medical Provider Component (MEPS MPC) including the Medical Organizations Survey (MOS) - 2016 Data Year. Methodology Report #32. October 2018. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD.
https://meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/mr32/mr32.pdf
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