Description: MEPS collects information about a select group of medical conditions that have been specified by the Agency for HealthCare Research and Quality as "priority conditions." These conditions, selected for their prevalence, expense, or relevance to policy, are: hypertension, heart disease, high cholesterol, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, diabetes, cancer, arthritis, asthma, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD or ADD), and strokes.
Stroke information is collected by asking respondents whether they have ever been diagnosed as having had a stroke. Strokes can also be identified by the condition code associated with medical events reported during the reference period. In addition to the tables and publications below, person-level data files with stroke variables can be downloaded for analysis.

Data tables: The Expenditures by Medical Condition tables of the MEPS-HC Summary Data Tables contain information on expenditures, number of persons, and number of events related to strokes.

Analytic tools: No condition or stroke variables are available on the MEPSnet/HC query tool at this time.