Recent MEPS Data Products and Publications

MEPS Data:
MEPS HC-114: MEPS Panel 11 Longitudinal Data File
Release Date: December 2009

This file is a two-year longitudinal file derived from the respondents to the MEPS Panel 11 sample. The persons on this data set represent those who were in the MEPS population (U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized) for all or part of the 2006-2007 period. The file contains a longitudinal weight variable (LONGWT), all variables from the 2006 and 2007 consolidated full-year files (HC-105 and HC-113, respectively), and the strata and PSU values from the full year consolidated files and the pooled variance data file (HC-036). The weight variable (LONGWT), when applied to the persons who participated in both 2006 and 2007, will enable the user to make national estimates of person-level changes in selected variables (e.g., health insurance, health status, utilization and expenditures). In addition, LONGWT can be used to develop cross-sectional type estimates for the two-year period and for each year individually based on only the Panel 11 sample. The data is on the MEPS Web site at: http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/download_data_files_detail.jsp?cboPufNumber=HC-114



Tabular Data:

2007 Expenditures by Health Care Service
Release Date: December 2009

The tables are available on the MEPS Web site at:
http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/quick_tables_results.jsp?component=1&subcomponent=0&year=2007&tableSeries=1&searchText=&searchMethod=1&Action=Search


2007 Expenditures by Medical Condition
Release Date: December 2009

The tables are available on the MEPS Web site at: http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/quick_tables_results.jsp?component=1&subcomponent=0&year=2007&tableSeries=2&searchText=&searchMethod=1&Action=Search



2007 Quality of Care
Release Date: December 2009

The tables are available on the MEPS Web site at: http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/quick_tables_results.jsp?component=1&subcomponent=0&year=2007&tableSeries=3&searchText=&searchMethod=1&Action=Search


2007 Access to Care
Release Date: December 2009

The tables are available on the MEPS Web site at: http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/quick_tables_results.jsp?component=1&subcomponent=0&year=2007&tableSeries=6&searchText=&searchMethod=1&Action=Search



MEPS Publications:


Statistical Brief #276: Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Children (5-17): Use and Expenditures, 2007
Release Date: December 2009

This Statistical Brief presents estimates based on the Household Component of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS-HC) on the use of and expenditures for ambulatory care and prescribed medications to treat Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder among children ages 5-17 in the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population. Average annual estimates are shown by type of service and source of payment. Average expenditures on ADHD for those with an attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder related expense were $1,319 in 2007. The mean expense per child was $427 for ambulatory visits and $902 for prescription medications. The data is on the MEPS Web site at: http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/Pub_ProdResults_Details.jsp?pt=Statistical%20Brief&opt=2&id=942


Statistical Brief #274: Variations in Perceived Need and Access to Specialist Care among Adults in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2007
Release Date: December 2009

In 2006, more than half of the physicians in the United States were specialists, such as allergists, cardiologists, dermatologists, neurologists, oncologists, and surgeons (U.S. Census Bureau 2009). Using data from the Household Component of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS-HC), this Statistical Brief examines variations in the perceptions of adults age 18 and over about their need for and access to physician specialists in 2007. These variations are examined across several characteristics including age, insurance coverage, the presence of selected chronic conditions (or not) and having a usual source of care (or not). The data is on the MEPS Web site at: http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/Pub_ProdResults_Details.jsp?pt=Statistical%20Brief&opt=2&id=940


Statistical Brief #273: Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance for Employees of State and Local Governments, by Census Division, 2008
Release Date: December 2009

Using data from the Insurance Component of the 2008 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS-IC), this Statistical Brief presents estimates, by census division, of overall enrollment rates, premiums, and contributions for employer-sponsored health insurance provided by state and local governments. The data is on the MEPS Web site at: http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/Pub_ProdResults_Details.jsp?pt=Statistical%20Brief&opt=2&id=939


Statistical Brief #272: National Health Care Expenses in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2007
Release Date: December 2009

In 2007, 84.9 percent of the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population had health care expenses. These persons paid an estimated total of 1.13 trillion dollars for health care services such as: hospital inpatient and outpatient care, emergency room services, office-based medical provider services, dental services, home health care, prescription medicines, and other medical services and equipment. The data is on the MEPS Web site at: http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/Pub_ProdResults_Details.jsp?pt=Statistical%20Brief&opt=2&id=938


Statistical Brief #271: Trends in Outpatient Prescription Thyroid Drugs Purchases and Expenditures for Adults Age 18 and Older in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 1996 and 2007
Release Date: December 2009

For prescription thyroid drugs, the Brief compares 1996 and 2007 total expenditures, purchases, and persons purchasing, as well as average total, out of pocket, and third party expenditure per person and per purchase for adults age 18 and older. Only prescribed medicine purchases in an outpatient setting are included in the estimates presented in this Brief. Total prescribed medicine purchases of prescription thyroid drugs by adults rose from 45.3 million prescription purchases in 1996 to 98.6 million prescription purchases in 2007, an increase of over 115 percent. The data is on the MEPS Web site at: http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/Pub_ProdResults_Details.jsp?pt=Statistical%20Brief&opt=2&id=937


Statistical Brief #270: Trends in Antiparkinson Agents Utilization and Expenditures for the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 1996 and 2007
Release Date: December 2009

For prescription antiparkinson agents, the Brief compares 1996 and 2007 purchases and expenditure estimates for adults age 18 and older. Only prescribed medicine purchases in an outpatient setting are included in the estimates presented in this Brief. Total prescribed medicine purchases of antiparkinson agents for adults increased about 75 percent from 1996 to 2007, rising from 8.0 million prescription purchases to 14.0 million prescription purchases. The data is on the MEPS Web site at: http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/Pub_ProdResults_Details.jsp?pt=Statistical%20Brief&opt=2&id=936