172466 MEPS Health Insurance Data

Sunday, October 26, 2008: 2:30 PM

Joel Cohen, PhD , Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, AHRQ, Rockville, MD
The purpose of this presentation is to describe the health insurance data collected in the MEPS. Health insurance data collected in the MEPS Household Component and Insurance Component will be described. Information on the different types of health insurance estimates (point-in-time, ever, full-year, spells of un- insurance) will be described. Information on how MEPS estimates compare to other national surveys and the National Health Accounts will be provided. Research examples using MEPS insurance data will also be provided.

Learning Objectives:
The participants would be able to list the analytical capabilities of MEPS as it relates to health insurance status.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have 19 years experience in operational and analytic oversight of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

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.

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