Medical Expenditure Panel Survey: Trends in Health Care Expenditures for Adults Ages 45-64: 2006 versus 1996

Publication Details
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Title: Trends in Health Care Expenditures for Adults Ages 45-64: 2006 versus 1996
Product type: Statistical Brief 255
MEPS component: Household Component
Publication date: August 21, 2009
Description: This Statistical Brief compares summary statistics on health care expenditures and expenditure distributions by type of service and source of payment for adults ages 45-64 in 2006 relative to the same age group in 1996. The $370 billion in total health care expenses for adults ages 45-64 in 2006 was $183 billion higher than inflation-adjusted expenses for 1996. About 90 percent of adults ages 45-64 in each year had some expenses but the average annual expense per person with an expense was markedly higher in 2006 ($5,455 versus $3,849 in 1996 after adjusting for inflation).
Author(s): Steven R. Machlin, MS and Marielle Kress
Agency: Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Source: Web Only
PDF link (open here, please): data_files/publications/st255/stat255.pdf (106 KB)
http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_files/publications/st255/stat255.pdf

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