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
health expenditure survey
health survey
administeredBy Agency for Health Care Policy and Research NERFINISHED
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
demographic characteristics
health insurance plan details
health status information
utilization of medical services
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dataType longitudinal data
microdata
focusesOn health care expenditures
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
served as foundation for the design of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
includes household component
institutional component
insurance component
provider component
methodology multistage area probability design
probability sample
population U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population
predecessorOf Medical Expenditure Panel Survey NERFINISHED
sector public sector
timePeriod 1980s
early 1990s
topic health care financing
health economics
health insurance
health services utilization
usedFor analyzing access to medical care
cost-effectiveness analysis
estimating national health expenditures
evaluating health insurance coverage patterns
health policy research
health services research

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Medical Expenditure Panel Survey predecessor National Medical Expenditure Survey