Health Care Costs
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Description:
Health care costs (both charges and payments) are collected for all persons for each medical event they experience in the year, and how much each source of payment is. Charges are the dollar amounts asked ("charge") for a service by a health care provider. This is often different from the actual payments made to providers. Expenditure estimates are based on payments, not charges. This information may be summarized at various levels: person-level, event type level, condition level, and source of payment. |
Data tables:
For tables specifically on health care costs, go to the Total Medical Expenditures, Expenditures by Medical Condition, and State-Level Medical Expenditures table series of the HC Summary Data Tables.
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Analytic tools:
You can use the MEPSnet/HC query tool to generate your own tables.
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Publications: Publications are listed in reverse chronological order (most recent first).
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Persons with High Health Care Expenditures: Proportions by Age and Insurance Coverage, 2005.
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Statistical Brief #217
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Allergic Rhinitis: Trends in Use and Expenditures, 2000 and 2005.
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Statistical Brief #204
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Health Care Expenses for Adults with Chronic Conditions, 2005.
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Statistical Brief #203
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Dental Expenditures in the 10 Largest States, 2005.
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Statistical Brief #195
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Average Annual Health Care Use and Expenses for Shingles among the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2003-2005.
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Statistical Brief #194
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The Persistence in the Level of Health Expenditures over Time: Estimates for the U.S. Population, 2004-2005.
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Statistical Brief #191
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Health Care Expenditures for Uncomplicated Pregnancies.
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Research Findings #27
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Family-Level Expenditures on Health Care and Insurance Premiums among the U.S. Nonelderly Population, 2004.
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Research Findings #26
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The Five Most Costly Conditions, 2000 and 2004: Estimates for the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population.
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Statistical Brief #167
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Expenses for Office-Based Physician Visits by Specialty, 2004.
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Statistical Brief #166
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Out-of-Pocket Expenditures on Health Care among the Nonelderly Population, 2004.
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Statistical Brief #159
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Regional Differences in Total and Out-of-Pocket Expenditures for Selected Types of Office-Based Visits, 2004.
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Statistical Brief #157
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Dental Expenditures in the 10 Largest States, 2004.
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Statistical Brief #156
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Estimates of Health Care Expenditures for the 10 Largest States, 2004.
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Statistical Brief #151
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National Health Care Expenses in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2004.
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Statistical Brief #149
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Trends in the Use and Expenditures for COX-2 Inhibitors and Traditional Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs, 1997-2003.
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Statistical Brief #139
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Population Characteristics of Medicare Beneficiaries in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, by Level of Annual Prescribed Medicines Expenses, 2003.
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Statistical Brief #138
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The High Concentration of U.S. Health Care Expenditures.
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Research in Action #19
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Outpatient Prescription Drug Expenses in the U.S. Community Population, 2003.
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Chartbook #16
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Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenses by Age and Insurance Coverage, 2003.
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Statistical Brief #126
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Outpatient Prescribed Medicine Expenses by Source of Payment and Insurance Status for the Medicare and Non-Medicare Populations, 2003.
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Statistical Brief #125
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The Persistence in the Level of Health Expenditures over Time: Estimates for the U.S. Population, 2002-2003.
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Statistical Brief #124
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Out-of-Pocket Expenditures on Health Care and Insurance Premiums among the Elderly Population, 2003.
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Statistical Brief #122
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Out-of-Pocket Expenditures on Health Care and Insurance Premiums among the Nonelderly Population, 2003.
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Statistical Brief #121
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Children's Dental Visits and Expenses, United States, 2003.
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Statistical Brief #117
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Average Annual Health Care Use and Expenses for Influenza, 2001-2003.
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Statistical Brief #116
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Health Service Use and Expenses for Migraines and Other Headaches,
2002-03 (Average Annual Estimates).
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Statistical Brief #115
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Dental Expenditures in the 10 Largest States, 2003.
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Statistical Brief #112
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Expenses for a Hospital Emergency Room Visit, 2003.
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Statistical Brief #111
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The Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs Ranked by Total Expenses for Adults Age 18 and Older in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2003.
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Statistical Brief #110
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The Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs Ranked by Total Expenses for the Medicare Population Age 65 and Older in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2003.
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Statistical Brief #109
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Utilization and Expenditures for Children with Special Health Care Needs.
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Research Findings #24
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Prescription Drug Expenditures in the 10 Largest States for Persons under Age 65, 2003.
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Statistical Brief #107
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Estimates of Health Care Expenditures for the 10 Largest States, 2003.
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Statistical Brief #106
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National Health Care Expenses in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2003.
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Statistical Brief #103
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Prescription Drugs: Out-of-Pocket Expenses and Unmet Need Relative to Family Income, 2002.
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Statistical Brief #102
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Changes in Home Health Care Use and Expenditures between 1998/99 and 2002.
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Statistical Brief #94
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Health Care Expenditures for Injury-Related Conditions, 2002.
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Statistical Brief #93
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Health Care Expenses: Poor, Near Poor, and Low Income People in the United States Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2002.
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Working Paper #5016
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Women's Health Care Utilization and Expenditures.
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Working Paper #5014
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Trends in National Health Care Expenses in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 1997 versus 2002.
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Statistical Brief #86
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Concentration of Health Care Expenditures in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population.
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Statistical Brief #81
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The Five Most Costly Medical Conditions, 1997 and 2002: Estimates for the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population.
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Statistical Brief #80
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Characteristics of Persons with High Medical Expenditures in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2002.
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Statistical Brief #73
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Estimates of Health Care Expenditures for the 10 Largest States, 2002.
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Statistical Brief #69
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Family Health Care Expenses, by Income Level, 2002.
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Statistical Brief #64
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Family Health Care Expenses, by Size of Family, 2002.
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Statistical Brief #63
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Covering the Uninsured: Estimates of the Impact on Total Health Expenditures for 2002.
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Working Paper #4007
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Examination of Skewed Health Expenditure Data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS).
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Working Paper #4002
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National Health Care Expenses in the U.S. Community Population, 2002.
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Statistical Brief #61
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National Health Care Expenses in the U.S. Community Population, 2001.
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Statistical Brief #56
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Health Care Expenses in the United States, 2000.
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Research Findings #21
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Health Care Expenditures and Percentage Uninsured in 10 Large Metropolitan Areas, 2000.
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Statistical Brief #38
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Health Care Expenses for Injuries: Estimates from the 1997 MEPS.
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Research Findings #19
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Outpatient Prescription Drug Expenses, 1999.
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Chartbook #12
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National Health Care Expenses in the
U.S. Community Population, 2000.
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Statistical Brief #27
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Health Care Expenses in the Community Population, 1999.
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Chartbook #11
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Estimation of Expenditures and Enrollments for Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance.
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Methodology Report #14
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Projecting National Medical Expenditure Survey Data: A Framework for MEPS Projections.
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Methodology Report #13
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Health Care Expenses in the Community Population, 1996.
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Chartbook #5
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Health Care Expenses in the United States, 1996..
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Research Findings #12
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Per Capita Health Care Expenses, 1996..
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Highlights #12
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Distribution of Health Care Expenses, 1996..
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Highlights #11
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