Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Publication Details

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Publication Details

Title:

Expenses for Hospital Inpatient Stays, 2004

Product type:

Statistical Brief 164

MEPS component:

Household Component

Publication date:

March 12, 2007

Description:

This Statistical Brief presents data from the Household Component of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS-HC) on payments for hospital inpatient stays among persons in the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2004. Descriptive data on aggregate expenses, payment sources, variations by age and gender, as well as information on expenses per stay and per diem, are presented.

Author(s):

Steven R. Machlin, MS and Kelly Carper, MEd

Agency:

Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Source:

Web Only

MEPS Topics:

Health Care Costs/Expenditures, Hospital Inpatient Stays/Visits/Use/Events and Expenditures, Medical Expenditures

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data_files/publications/st164/stat164.pdf (94 KB)

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