MEPS, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
Publisher: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Rockville, MD
Language: eng
Subjects: Cost of Medical care; Statistics; Health surveys; Health insurance; Nursing homes; Utilization; Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (U.S.)
Other titles: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey; Medical Expenditure Panel Survey homepage
Description: MEPS is a nationally representative survey of health care use, expenditures, sources of payment, and insurance coverage for the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population, as well as a national survey of nursing homes and their residents. This survey is designed to yield comprehensive data that estimate the level and distribution of health care use and expenditures, monitor the dynamics of the health care delivery and insurance systems, and assess health care policy implications.
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