Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Components

Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Components https://meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/ AHRQ’s Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) is the most complete source of data on the cost and use of healthcare and insurance coverage. An August webinar, “Overview of Two MEPS (IC and HC) Components,” discussed the two components of the MEPS data collection project. During this event, program leader Anita Soni, Ph.D., M.B.A., highlighted how the MEPS Insurance Component (IC) partners with the U.S. Census Bureau to collect information about Employer-Sponsored Insurance (ESI) from public and private entities about insurance offerings, eligibility, enrollments, premiums, and deductibles; and how the MEPS Household Component (HC) collects healthcare use and expenditures data from thousands of households across the United States. While it was not recorded, the webinar answered participant questions related to data variables, and access to data files, and questions related to data analyses. Compiled data from both components is available through a variety of publications and files, along with a series of tools that allow users to analyze and compare trends across high-priority topics.