Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Publication Details

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Title:

The Five Most Costly Conditions, 1996 and 2006: Estimates for the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population

Product type:

Statistical Brief 248

MEPS component:

Household Component

Publication date:

July 9, 2009

Description:

This Statistical Brief presents data from the Household Component of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS-HC) concerning medical expenditures for the five most costly medical conditions in 1996 and 2006 for the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized (community) population. These five conditions, heart conditions, cancer, trauma-related disorders, mental disorders, and asthma, ranked highest in direct medical spending in 1996 and 2006.

Author(s):

Anita Soni, PhD

Agency:

Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Source:

Web Only

MEPS Topics:

Health Care Costs/Expenditures, Medical Conditions, Medical Expenditures, Priority Conditions -- Asthma, Priority Conditions -- Cancer, Priority Conditions -- General, Priority Conditions -- Heart Conditions

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