163842 MEPS Health Insurance

Saturday, November 3, 2007: 1:30 PM

Jeffrey A. Rhoades, PhD , Center for Financing, Access, Cost and Trends, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD
The presentation on health insurance as it pertains to the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey will cover methods of estimation for private and public health insurance status as well as uninsured status. Estimates may be made cross-sectionally or longitudinally (up to four years when linked to the National Health Interview).

Learning Objectives:
List the analytical capabilities of MEPS as it relates to health insurance status.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Any relevant financial relationships? No
Any institutionally-contracted trials related to this submission?

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.