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Update number #5: 03/27/09

Tables affected: Table B.2.b.(1) Percent of private sector employees who are enrolled in self-insured plans. This table is in Table Series I, II, V, VI, and VII for the year 2006, total number of tables affected: 5. The MEPS-IC State Tables in Spreadsheet Format by State tables were also updated, total number of tables affected: 52. In addition the MEPSnet/IC data has also been updated for year 2006.

Issue:The computation error in the tables for the years 2006 that was identified in May 2007 (Update #1) has been corrected.

Action taken: Replacement tables for year 2006 have been posted to the MEPS Web site. In addition, new Table Series I, II V, VI, and VII for 2006 have also been posted.

Update number #4: 12/03/08

Tables affected: The 2006 State Tables in Spreadsheet Format by State. Total number of spreadsheets affected: 52.

Issue: The data within the spreadsheets for Table II.F.1 Percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that had a deductible and Table II.F.4 Average individual deductible (in dollars) per employee enrolled with single coverage in a health insurance plan that had a deductible at private-sector establishments, contained incorrectly formatted data. These two rows have been corrected. Note that the PDF and HTM formats of Table II.F.1 and Table II.F.4 were correct and did not need replacing.

Action taken: Replacement spreadsheets for 2006 State Tables in Spreadsheet Format by State have been posted to the MEPS Web site.

Update number #3: 07/30/08

Beginning with the 2008 tables, health insurance data from the MEPS Insurance Component for the private sector will be released a full year earlier due to major improvements in the data collection process.

In July 2009, MEPS employer-based health insurance tables for private-sector establishments will be posted for the year 2008. Without the changes to data collection, these data would have not been released until July 2010.
In November 2009, MEPS employer-based health insurance tables for State and local governments will be posted for the year 2008. This is eight months earlier than would have been possible without the data collection improvements.

In order to achieve these major advances in the data release schedule, MEPS employer-based health insurance data will NOT be collected for the year 2007.
Please contact the MEPS Project Director at mepsprojectdirector@ahrq.hhs.gov

Update number #2: 09/19/07

Tables affected: Table B.2.b.(1) Percent of private sector employees who are enrolled in self-insured plans. This table is in Table Series I, II, V, VI, and VII for the years 1999-2005. Total number of tables affected: 35.

Issue:The computation error in the tables for the years 1999-2004 that was identified in May 2007 (Update #1) has been corrected.

Action taken: Replacement tables for years 1999-2004 have been posted to the MEPS Web site. In addition, new tables for 2005 have also been posted.

Update number #1: 05/25/07

Tables affected: Table B.2.b.(1) Percent of private sector employees who are enrolled in self-insured plans. This table is in Table Series I, II, V, VI, and VII for the years 1999-2004. Total number of tables affected: 30.

Issue: A computation error has been detected. The result of this error is that many of these estimates are overstated by 5 to 10 percent.

Action taken: The tables have been removed from the MEPS Web site. The corresponding data have also been removed from MEPSnet/IC and from the state-level Excel spreadsheets. Tables B.2.b.(1) for 2005 will not be posted with the other MEPS-IC tables in July. Once the tables have been corrected, they will be posted on the Web site and another update message will be posted.

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