HC-241 Update Note:
MEPS HC-241: 2022 Medical Conditions File
Update #1: 11/29/2024
An error in data processing for the 2022 MEPS Medical Conditions PUF resulted in 7,655 extra conditions
records on the file that do not link to 2022 medical events or prescription medicines. These records can
be identified using the ERCOND, HHCOND, IPCOND, OBCOND, OPCOND, and RXCOND variables. For the erroneous
extra records, ERCOND, HHCOND, IPCOND, OBCOND, OPCOND, and RXCOND are equal to 2, indicating that the
condition record does not link to any medical event or prescription medicine.
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