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The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) is a set of large-scale surveys of families and individuals, their medical providers, and employers across the United States. MEPS is the most complete source of data on the cost and use of health care and health insurance coverage. Learn more about MEPS.

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New Publications
Statistical Brief 563: Recent Changes in Treatment Patterns for Diagnosed or Treated Hypertension, 2018-19 to 2021-22. This Statistical Brief describes treatment patterns, including lack of medical treatment, for adults with diagnosed or treated hypertension using 2018-2019 and 2021-2022 data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

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The HC Interview Showcards for 2023 have been posted. Showcards assist MEPS respondents by providing them with paper versions of definitions or response categories that pertain to specific questionnaire items throughout the computer-assisted personal interview, or CAPI.

Survey Instruments
The Self-Administered Questionnaire (SAQ) for 2023 has been posted. This supplement, which was last administered in 2021, collects a variety of health status and health care quality measures from adults.

Survey Instruments
The HC Survey Questionnaires for 2023 have been posted.

Survey Instruments
The MPC Authorization Forms for 2023 have been posted. Authorization forms are signed by patients interviewed by MEPS and permit MPC staff to contact medical providers and pharmacies. They also authorize providers to release medical information about their patients.

New Publications
Statistical Brief 562: Healthcare Expenditures for Heart Disease among Adults Aged 18 and Older in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2022. This Statistical Brief presents the treated prevalence of heart disease by various individual characteristics, healthcare service types, average expenditures for heart disease treatment, and the distribution of heart disease expenditures by payment source. Our sample includes adults aged 18 and older with treated heart disease from the 2022 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-HC.

Under New Data Files
The MEPS HC-248G: 2023 Office-Based Medical Provider Visits File provides detailed information on office-based medical provider visits. Data are gathered from a nationally representative sample of the civilian, noninstitutionalized population of the United States and can be used to make estimates of office-based medical provider utilization and expenditures for calendar year 2023.

Under New Data Files
The MEPS HC-248F: 2023 Outpatient Visits File provides detailed information on outpatient visits. Data are gathered from a nationally representative sample of the civilian, noninstitutionalized population of the United States and can be used to make estimates of outpatient utilization and expenditures for calendar year 2023.

Under New Data Files
The MEPS HC-248E: 2023 Emergency Room Visits File provides detailed information on emergency room visits. Data are gathered from a nationally representative sample of the civilian, noninstitutionalized population of the United States and can be used to make estimates of emergency room utilization and expenditures for calendar year 2023.

Under New Data Files
The MEPS HC-248D: 2023 Hospital Inpatient Stays File provides detailed information on hospital inpatient stays. Data are gathered from a nationally representative sample of the civilian, noninstitutionalized population of the United States and can be used to make estimates of inpatient hospital stay utilization and expenditures for calendar year 2023.

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