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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: PMEDPY1
Description: USUAL 3RD PARTY PAYER FOR PMEDS - R1
Format: 3.0
Type: NUM
Start: 5359
End: 5361

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED
-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED
103
3,879,073
-1 INAPPLICABLE
4,989
209,745,998
1 PRIVATE INSURANCE
2,284
84,510,957
2 MEDICARE
643
16,830,882
3 MEDICAID
608
19,742,854
4 VA/CHAMPVA
72
2,314,858
5 TRICARE
89
3,487,982
6 STATE/LOCAL GOVERNMENT
13
343,884
7 OTHER
71
2,675,224
TOTAL
8,872
343,531,710


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