Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Publication Details

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Title:

Health Insurance Status of Children in America: 1996-2002 Estimates for the Non-institutionalized Population Under Age 18

Product type:

Statistical Brief 28

MEPS component:

Household Component

Publication date:

November 14, 2003

Description:

This Statistical Brief presents data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) concerning the health insurance status of children, a key element related to their health care. This brief makes comparisons of health insurance status by age groups, race/ethnicity, and health status for children under 18 for the years 1996-2002.

Author(s):

Jeffrey A. Rhoades, Ph.D. and Joel W. Cohen, Ph.D.

Agency:

Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Source:

Web Only Publication

MEPS Topics:

Children's Health, Children's Insurance Coverage, Health Insurance -- Coverage, Health Status

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