Skip to main content

Search from vocabulary

Content language

Concept information

Preferred term

Medical Expenditure Panel Survey  

Definition

  • The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), conducted by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), is an ongoing study conducted in the United States that collects data on health care utilization and costs and insurance coverage. It consists of four separate components: the Household Component (HC), the Nursing Home Component (NHC), the Medical Provider Component (MPC), and the Insurance Component. [Source: Encyclopedia of Epidemiology; Medical Expenditure Panel Survey]

Broader concept

Belongs to group

URI

https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Medical_Expenditure_Panel_Survey

Download this concept: