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MEPS Topics: Health Care Costs/Expenditures

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Visit the AHRQ Data Tools to explore AHRQ data resources to view and analyze statistics on all aspects of healthcare in the United States.

Health Care Costs/Expenditures

Description: Health care costs (both charges and payments) are collected for all persons for each medical event they experience in the year, including the amount from each payment source. Charges are the dollar amounts asked ("charge") for a service by a health care provider. This is often different from the actual payments made to providers. Expenditure estimates are based on payments, not charges. More specifically, expenditures in MEPS are comprised of direct payments for care provided during the year, including out-of-pocket payments and payments by private insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, and other sources. In addition to the tables, query tool, and publications below, person-level and event-level data files with health care expenditure variables can be downloaded for analysis.

Publications: Publications are listed in reverse chronological order (most recent first).

Comparing MEPS Use and Expenditure Estimates for the Privately Insured to Truven MarketScan® and OptumLabs^TM Claims Data, 2008-2013

Working Paper #17001

Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenses for Medical Services, by Insurance Coverage, 2000-2014

Statistical Brief #500

Trends in Enrollment, Offers, Eligibility and Take-Up for Employer-Sponsored Insurance: Private Sector, by State Medicaid Expansion Status, 2008-2015

Statistical Brief #499

Out-of-Pocket Expenditures for Adults with Health Care Expenses for Multiple Chronic Conditions, U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2014

Statistical Brief #498

Concentration of Health Expenditures in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2014

Statistical Brief #497

Characteristics of Persons with High Health Care Expenditures in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2014

Statistical Brief #496

Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenses in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population by Age and Insurance Coverage, 2014

Statistical Brief #495

National Health Care Expenses Per Person in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2014

Statistical Brief #493

National Health Care Expenses in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, Distributions by Type of Service and Source of Payment, 2013

Statistical Brief #491

Expenditures for Commonly Treated Conditions among Adults Age 18 and Older in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2013

Statistical Brief #487

Health Expenditures for Adults by Number of Treated Chronic Conditions, Race/Ethnicity, and Age, 2012

Statistical Brief #485

Expenses for Office-Based Physician Visits by Specialty, 2013

Statistical Brief #484

Experiences with Health Care Providers during Non-Emergency Care among Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions, U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2012

Statistical Brief #483

Specialist Need and Access among Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions, U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2012

Statistical Brief #482

The Concentration and Persistence in the Level of Health Expenditures over Time: Estimates for the U.S. Population, 2012-2013

Statistical Brief #481

Differentials in the Concentration of Health Expenditures across Population Subgroups in the U.S., 2013

Statistical Brief #480

Top Five Most Costly Conditions among Children, Ages 0-17, 2012: Estimates for the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population

Statistical Brief #472

Top Five Most Costly Conditions among Adults Age 18 and Older, 2012: Estimates for the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population

Statistical Brief #471

Trends in the Five Most Costly Conditions among the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2002 and 2012

Statistical Brief #470

Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs, Medicare Beneficiaries, Age 65 and Older, U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2012

Statistical Brief #469

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