National Medical Expenditure Survey
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The National Medical Expenditure Survey was a large-scale U.S. government survey that collected detailed data on Americans’ health care use, costs, and insurance coverage, serving as a foundational source for health policy research.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government survey
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health expenditure survey ⓘ health survey ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
NERFINISHED
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National Center for Health Services Research NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Department of Health and Human Services NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | NMES NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collects |
charges and payments for services
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demographic characteristics ⓘ health insurance plan details ⓘ health status information ⓘ utilization of medical services ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dataType |
longitudinal data
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microdata ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
health care expenditures
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health care utilization ⓘ health insurance coverage ⓘ out-of-pocket health spending ⓘ sources of payment for medical care ⓘ |
| fundedBy | U.S. federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact |
provided baseline data for U.S. health reform analyses
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served as foundation for the design of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey ⓘ |
| includes |
household component
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institutional component ⓘ insurance component ⓘ provider component ⓘ |
| methodology |
multistage area probability design
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probability sample ⓘ |
| population | U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | Medical Expenditure Panel Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1980s
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early 1990s ⓘ |
| topic |
health care financing
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health economics ⓘ health insurance ⓘ health services utilization ⓘ |
| usedFor |
analyzing access to medical care
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cost-effectiveness analysis ⓘ estimating national health expenditures ⓘ evaluating health insurance coverage patterns ⓘ health policy research ⓘ health services research ⓘ |
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