Title: |
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Health Care Expenses in the United States, 2000 |
Publication date (print version): |
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April 2004 |
Description: |
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This report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality presents descriptive data on health care spending in the United States. Estimates are based on data from the 2000 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) and cover the civilian noninstitutionalized U.S. population. Estimates of total health care expenses and expenses for hospital inpatient services, ambulatory services (including office-based, hospital outpatient, and emergency room visits), prescription medicines, dental services, home health services, and other medical equipment and supplies are provided. The proportion of people with expenses; mean and median expenses; and the proportion of expenses paid by various sources, including out of pocket, Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance, are shown for each type of service. In addition, distributions of expenses and sources of payment across the population are examined by selected demographic, geographic, and socioeconomic characteristics and by health insurance and health status. |
Author(s): |
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Trena M. Ezzati-Rice, M.S., David Kashihara, M.S., and Steven R. Machlin, M.S. |
Agency: |
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Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
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