The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) is a set of
large-scale surveys of families and individuals, their medical
providers, and employers across the United States. MEPS is the most complete
source of data on the cost and use of health care and health insurance
coverage. Learn more about MEPS.
New Publications Statistical Brief 567: Benzodiazepine Use Among Older Adults: Any Use and Concurrent Use with Opioids. This statistical brief examined utilization of benzodiazepines and concurrent use of benzodiazepines and opioids among older adults. We found that 4.0 percent of adults aged 65 or older used benzodiazepines only (no opioids), and 1.5 percent of adults aged 65 or older used both benzodiazepines and opioids. We also found significant variation in utilization of benzodiazepines and concurrent use of benzodiazepines and opioids across subpopulations of older adults defined by sex, age, income, insurance status, health status, Census region, and urbanicity.
Under New Data Files The MEPS HC-252: MEPS Panel 27 Longitudinal Data File is a two-year longitudinal file of respondents from the MEPS Panel 27 sample. The persons included in this file represent those who were in the MEPS population (U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized) for all or part of the 2022-2023 period.
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