Here at the Participants’ Corner you will find information explaining
how you were chosen to participate in the Medical Expenditure Panel
Survey and why it is critical for you to respond to this important
health care survey, as well as specific examples of how the survey
data are used.
Even if you are not one of our survey respondents, you are invited
to browse the Participants’ Corner to learn more about this important survey.
First, a letter of thanks to MEPS survey respondents from the
directors of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and
the National Center for Health Statistics.
DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD 20850
www.ahrq.gov
Welcome to the participants' corner of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
(MEPS) Web site. MEPS is a nationwide study of health care use and expenditures
conducted by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Both sponsors are
part of the U.S. Public Health Service.
You can make a valuable contribution to the understanding of our nation's
health care system. The information you provide will help those concerned
with health policy, in both the public and the private sectors, better
understand the country's health care needs and how best to meet them.
We thank you for your participation!
Sincerely,
Carolyn M. Clancy, MD
Director
Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality
Edward J. Sondik, PhD
Director
National Center for Health Statistics
Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention
To
learn more about the study and your role in it, select from
the following categories:
540 Gaither Road Rockville, MD 20850