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The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) is a set of large-scale surveys of families and individuals, their medical providers, and employers across the United States. MEPS is the most complete source of data on the cost and use of health care and health insurance coverage. Learn more about MEPS.

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Upcoming Event
Registration for the MEPS Workshop (scheduled to take place on May 6 and 7) is now closed. If you would like to place your name on a wait list, please send an e-mail to Ingrid Stahlman: Istahlman@s-3.com

New Publications
Chronic conditions were linked to over half of the medical expenditures (56.8 percent) for those with only public health insurance. In comparison, chronic conditions were linked to 45.5 percent of medical expenses for those with private insurance and 46.6 percent for those without any health insurance. —From Statistical Brief 243: Healthcare Expenses for Chronic Conditions among Non-Elderly Adults: Variations by Insurance Coverage, 2005-06 (Average Annual Estimates).

Out of the five most costly conditions for children in 2006, treating mental disorders incurred the highest expense ($8.9 billion). —From Statistical Brief 242: The Five Most Costly Children's Conditions, 2006: Estimates for the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Children, Ages 0-17.

Current asthma sufferers who take daily medicine to prevent asthma attacks spent on average 3.8 times more on prescribed drugs than persons without current asthma ($2,548 vs. $666). —From Statistical Brief 241: Total Medical and Prescription Expenditures by Current Asthma Status and Whether Asthma Daily Preventive Medicine Is Being Taken, United States, 2006.

Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) and angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) are two classes of RAAS-modifying medications prescribed for the treatment of hypertension. A recent MEPS working paper examines trends and patient level characteristics associated with being prescribed an ARB versus an ACEI. The paper reports that among persons who used a RAAS-modifier from 2002-04, men, the uninsured, persons living in the Midwest or west, and patients with diabetes or coronary artery disease were less likely than others to use an ARB. —From Working Paper 9001: Choice of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors versus Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers among Hypertensive Adults: Nationally Representative Estimates, 1997-2004.
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