A Guide to Comparing Health Care Expenditures in the 1996 MEPS to the 1987 NMES

Substantial changes in the organization, delivery, and financing of health care over the last decade, combined with data collection and methodological improvements in the 1996 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), pose special challenges in comparing expenditure estimates in MEPS with those in th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Samuel H. Zuvekas, Joel W. Cohen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2002-02-01
Series:Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5034/inquiryjrnl_39.1.76