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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: PMEDPY2
Description: USUAL 3RD PARTY PAYER FOR PMEDS - R2
Format: 3.0
Type: NUM
Start: 5362
End: 5364

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED
-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED
130
4,924,539
-1 INAPPLICABLE
4,570
194,912,411
1 PRIVATE INSURANCE
2,610
97,339,276
2 MEDICARE
658
16,816,080
3 MEDICAID
627
20,060,671
4 VA/CHAMPVA
87
2,650,171
5 TRICARE
108
3,918,827
6 STATE/LOCAL GOVERNMENT
11
349,543
7 OTHER
71
2,560,191
TOTAL
8,872
343,531,710


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