Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Publication Details

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Title:

Racial and Ethnic Differences in Health Insurance Coverage and Usual Source of Health Care, 2002

Product type:

Chartbook 14

MEPS component:

Household Component

Publication date (print version):

March 2006

Web posting date:

March 31, 2006

Revised date:

March 31, 2006

Description:

This report presents estimates of health insurance coverage and usual source of health care services during 2002 for Hispanic, non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black, non-Hispanic Asian, and other single/multiple race non-Hispanic Americans. Definitions of the racial and ethnic groups are shown on page 29. Since "Hispanic" is an ethnic designation, Hispanics can be of any race.

Pub #:

AHRQPub. No. 04-0050

Author(s):

Michelle Roberts, B.A.

Agency:

Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

MEPS Topics:

Access to Health Care, Health Care Disparities, Health Insurance -- Coverage, Health Insurance -- Employer-sponsored, Minority Health, Minority Health, Quality of Health Care, Usual Source of Care

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