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1. Statistical Brief #7: Smoking Status of Adults --- United States, 2000 (pdf file)
   meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st7/stat07.pdf
   September 17, 2024 - several strategic goals the Department of Health and Human Services has established to protect and improve

2. Methodology Report #18: Updates to the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Insurance Component List Sample Design, 2004
   meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/mr18/mr18.shtml
   January 01, 2007 - These changes in operational climate also allow implementation of methods that can improve the sample … The effect of this change should be to improve the published estimates for each Census Division, since … Making better estimates for each Census Division also will improve national estimates for the government … This should improve both national and Census Division government estimates. … This allocation should also improve estimates for some of the largest states where an estimate can be

3. Methodology Report #19: Overview of Methodology for Imputing Missing Expenditure Data in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (pdf file)
   meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/mr19/mr19.pdf
   March 01, 2007 - To compensate for these missing data and to improve accuracy, data on expenses for sample persons are … collect data directly from a sample of medical providers to reduce the level of missing data and to improve … for an event but does not know the actual payments, the reported information on charges is used to improve

4. Methodology Report #19: Overview of Methodology for Imputing Missing Expenditure Data in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
   meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/mr19/mr19.shtml
   March 01, 2007 - To compensate for these missing data and to improve accuracy, data on expenses for sample persons … collect data directly from a sample of medical providers to reduce the level of missing data and to improve … event but does not know the actual payments, the reported information on charges is used to improve

5. The High Concentration of U.S. Health Care Expenditures (pdf file)
   meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/ra19/ra19.pdf
   June 01, 2006 - a major driver of cost increases, leading to disease management programs and other efforts to both improve … Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance: Trends in Cost and Access AHRQ 04-0085 16 Programs and Tools to Improve … Quality of Mental Health Services AHRQ 04-0061 15 Women and Domestic Violence: Programs and Tools That Improve

6. MEPS - IC Technical Notes
   meps.ahrq.gov/survey_comp/ic_technical_notes.shtml
   January 01, 2020 - common reasons for funding larger State samples are 1) to improve … estimation formula but starting in 2017 it was incorporated to improve … in an effort to improve

7. Chartbook #14: Racial and Ethnic Differences in Health Insurance Coverage and Usual Source of Health Care, 2002
   meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/cb14/cb14.shtml
   March 01, 2006 - The mission of AHRQ is to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for … all Americans by: Using evidence to improve health care. … Contents Foreword The mission of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is to improve

8. Chartbook #8: Disparities and Gender Gaps in Women’s Health, 1996
   meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/cb8/cb8.shtml
   November 01, 2001 - www.meps.ahrq.gov AHRQ is the lead Federal agency charged with supporting research designed to improve … —patients and clinicians, health system leaders, and policymakers—make more informed decisions and improve

9. Chartbook #13: Health Care in Urban and Rural Areas, Combined Years 1998-2000
   meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/cb13/cb13.shtml
   January 01, 2010 - The mission of AHRQ is to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for … all Americans by: Using evidence to improve health care. … Data for these three years were combined to provide larger sample sizes that would improve the precision

10. Statistical Brief #115: Health Service Use and Expenses for Migraines and Other Headaches, 2002–03 (Average Annual Estimates) (pdf file)
    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st115/stat115.pdf
    February 01, 2006 - Data for two years were combined to improve the precision of the estimates, and expenditure data for

11. Statistical Brief #141: Changes in Children’s Health Insurance Status, 1996–2005: Estimates for the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population under Age 18 (pdf file)
    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st141/stat141.pdf
    September 01, 2006 - children eligible for public coverage rose from 28.6 percent to 47.1 percent, and that efforts to improve

12. Statistical Brief #81: Concentration of Health Care Expenditures in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population (pdf file)
    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st81/stat81.pdf
    May 01, 2005 - For more information on what can be done to improve health, see AHRQ’s The Pocket Guide to Good Health

13. STATISTICAL BRIEF #81: Concentration of Health Care Expenditures in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population
    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st81/stat81.shtml
    May 01, 2005 - For more information on what can be done to improve health, see AHRQ's The Pocket Guide to Good Health

14. Methodology Report #2: Sample Design of the 1996 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component
    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/mr2/mr2.shtml
    January 01, 2002 - and Human Services (DHHS) Survey Integration Plan, which provides directives targeted to improve … To improve survey design capabilities, enhancements such as an ongoing longitudinal survey

15. Methodology Report #36: Analyzing Medical Conditions in MEPS - Detailed Reference (Part 2 of 2)
    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/mr36/mr36dr.shtml
    February 24, 2023 - Most of these changes were a result of survey changes implemented to improve reporting … instance, major changes to the survey were implemented in 2013 and 2018 to improve … recent major design improvements in 2018 was to reduce underreporting of healthcare events and improve

16. STATISTICAL BRIEF #522: Trends in Prescribed Medication Expenditures by Age and Type of Prescription Drug Coverage, 2009 to 2016 MEPS-HC
    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st522/stat522.shtml
    May 01, 2019 - Introduction Prescribed medicines may save lives and improve quality of life, but rising expenditures

17. Statistical Brief #522: Trends in Prescribed Medication Expenditures by Age and Type of Prescription Drug Coverage, 2009 to 2016 MEPS-HCTrends in Prescribed Medication Expenditures by Age and Type of Prescription Drug Coverage, 2009 to 2016 MEPS-HC (pdf file)
    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st522/stat522.pdf
    May 01, 2019 - Hill, PhD Introduction Prescribed medicines may save lives and improve quality of life, but rising

18. Methodology Report #29: Outpatient Prescription Drugs: Data Collection and Editing in the 2011 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/mr29/mr29.shtml
    March 12, 2014 - Since the 1996 data were released, several enhancements have been made to improve the quality and analytical … More weight was put on insurance status and potential payers to improve match quality and reduce subsequent … Assistance Center 2010). 35 Starting with the 2011 data, two insurance categories were added to improve

19. Statistical Brief #8: Access to Urgent Medical Care: 2001 (pdf file)
    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st8/stat08.pdf
    February 27, 2025 - Statistical Brief #8: Access to Urgent Medical Care: 2001 Statistical Brief # 8 Access to Urgent Medical Care: 2001 By: Janet Greenblatt, MPH The quality of the health care received by Americans is an issue of public policy concern for several reasons. First, the level of quality of the health care delivery …

20. Chartbook #10: Changes in Job-related Health Insurance, 1996-99
    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/cb10/cb10.shtml
    June 01, 2002 - AHRQ is the lead Federal agency charged with supporting research designed to improve the quality of health … decisionmakers—patients and clinicians, health system leaders, and policymakers—make more informed decisions and improve