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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
    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

13. 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

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. 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

17. 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

18. Chartbook #9: The Uninsured in America, 1996-2000
    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/cb9/cb9.shtml
    June 01, 2002 - — www.meps.ahrq.gov AHRQ is the lead Federal agency charged with supporting research designed to improve … decisionmakers—patients and clinicians, health system leaders, and policymakers—make more informed decisions and improve

19. Chartbook #12: Outpatient Prescription Drug Expenses, 1999
    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/cb12/cb12.shtml
    April 01, 2001 - 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

20. Chartbook #11: Health Care Expenses in the Community Population, 1999
    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/cb11/cb11.shtml
    October 01, 2003 - 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