Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Workshops and Events

Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Workshops and Events

AHRQ Offers Free MEPS Data Users' Workshop on April 25-26

Registration is now open for AHRQ's two-day hands-on MEPS Data Users' Workshop in Rockville, MD, on April 25-26. On April 25, lectures that provide a general overview of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), including information about survey design, file content, and the construction of analytic files, will be featured. Emphasis will be on health care utilization, expenditures, and medical conditions. On April 26, participants will gain hands-on experience by working with programmers and analysts to identify and assemble variables to build a data file to answer research questions. A PC will be available for each participant, and they will also work on SAS sample exercises. Time will be allotted for open discussion and for answering specific research questions from participants. To fully benefit from the second day, participants should have some prior knowledge of MEPS. A basic knowledge of SAS, STATA or SPSS is desirable. Exercises will be conducted with SAS only. Select for more information and to register.