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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st274/stat274.shtml
December 01, 2009 - Introduction
Specialists are doctors who have completed advanced education and clinical training in … In 2006, more than half of the physicians in the United States were specialists, such as allergists, … Definitions
Needing specialist care and access to specialists
The 2007 Self-Administered Questionnaire … and access to specialists are:
1. … Specialists are doctors like surgeons, heart doctors, skin doctors, and others who specialize in one
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st482/stat482.shtml
November 01, 2015 - were more likely to report less access to specialists than non-Hispanic blacks or non-Hispanic whites … Many adults with chronic conditions, such as heart disease or diabetes, need to see specialists more … Age
Age is correlated with perceived need for and access to specialists (figure 1). … Questions about adults' need for and access to specialists are asked annually in the MEPS adult SAQ. … The questions asked: Specialists are doctors like surgeons, heart doctors, allergy doctors, skin doctors
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meps.ahrq.gov/communication/index_survey_participant.jsp
January 15, 2021 - health care provider (hospital, physician, surgeon, home health care provider, or some other medical specialist
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meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/communication/index_survey_participant.jsp
January 15, 2021 - health care provider (hospital, physician, surgeon, home health care provider, or some other medical specialist
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st484/stat484.shtml
November 01, 2015 - extent to which the U.S. population uses primary care physicians relative to other types of physician specialists … Specifically, data are shown for the eight most frequently seen physician specialists in an office-based … Type of specialist
MEPS respondents who reported an office-based visit in which a medical doctor was … Though each of the specialist types within the "all other" category comprised only a small proportion
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st166/stat166.pdf
March 01, 2007 - implications for
both cost and quality of care has been the use of primary care
physicians versus specialists … Type of specialist
MEPS respondents who reported an office-based visit in which a medical doctor was … While each of
the specialist types within this category comprised less than 2 percent of physician visits
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meps.ahrq.gov/survey_comp/ic_ques_glossary.pdf
January 01, 2017 - OUT-OF-POCKET MAXIMUM
PERCENTILES
PRIVATE SECTOR
STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS (PUBLIC SECTOR)
SPECIALIST … responsible for coordinating (managing) all services,
approving referrals and directing patients to specialists … SPECIALIST PHYSICIAN - A doctor who has completed advanced education and training in
a specific field … Some examples of specialist
physicians include urologists, sleep disorder specialists, oncologists, … Plans usually require that such opinions be obtained from board-certified specialists
with no personal
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meps.ahrq.gov/communication/participants/HealthCareInformation.pdf
September 17, 2024 - prescription glasses or contact lenses
Counseling and other care from psychologists or mental health specialists
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meps.ahrq.gov/survey_comp/ic_ques_glossary.shtml
January 01, 2019 - OUT-OF-POCKET MAXIMUM
PERCENTILES
PRIVATE SECTOR
STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS (PUBLIC SECTOR)
SPECIALIST … responsible for coordinating (managing) all services, approving referrals
and directing patients to specialists … SPECIALIST PHYSICIAN -
A doctor who has completed advanced education and training in a specific field … Some examples of specialist physicians include urologists, sleep disorder specialists, oncologists, and … Plans usually require that such opinions be
obtained from board-certified specialists with
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meps.ahrq.gov/communication/household_participant_pubs.shtml
January 01, 2021 - Going to a specialist like an ophthalmologist (eye doctor) or cardiologist (heart doctor) costs more
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meps.ahrq.gov/survey_comp/hc_survey/paper_quest/2015/2015_DCS_ENG.pdf
January 01, 2015 - A health professional could be a general doctor, a specialist doctor, a nurse practitioner,
a physician
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meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/survey_comp/survey.jsp
July 18, 2025 - care received in and outside the VA including care received from primary
doctors as well as specialists … a
computer-based Integrated Data Collection System (IDCS) that allows for data collection specialists … health care providers, and pharmacies each contain
a script that guides the data collection specialist
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meps.ahrq.gov/survey_comp/survey.jsp
July 18, 2025 - care received in and outside the VA including care received from primary
doctors as well as specialists … a
computer-based Integrated Data Collection System (IDCS) that allows for data collection specialists … health care providers, and pharmacies each contain
a script that guides the data collection specialist
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_stats/summ_tables/insr/national/series_11/2017/ic17_xib_f.pdf
January 01, 2017 - Table XI.F.19 Average copayment (in dollars) for an office visit to a specialist physician per employee … Table XI.F.19 Standard errors for average copayment (in dollars) for an office visit to a specialist … physician per employee enrolled in
a health insurance plan that had a specialist physician copayment … Table XI.F.20 Average coinsurance (in percentages) for an office visit to a specialist physician per … employee enrolled in a health
insurance plan that had a specialist physician coinsurance at civilian
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meps.ahrq.gov/communication/household_participant_pubs.pdf
January 01, 2021 - pediatrician, psychiatrist, primary care, or dermatology provider costs less than average.
❱ Going to a specialist
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_stats/summ_tables/insr/national/series_11/2016/ic16_xib_f.pdf
January 01, 2016 - Table XI.F.19 Average copayment (in dollars) for an office visit to a specialist physician per employee … Table XI.F.19 Standard errors for average copayment (in dollars) for an office visit to a specialist … physician per employee enrolled in
a health insurance plan that had a specialist physician copayment … Table XI.F.20 Average coinsurance (in percentages) for an office visit to a specialist physician per … employee enrolled in a health
insurance plan that had a specialist physician coinsurance at civilian
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_stats/summ_tables/insr/national/series_11/2018/ic18_xib_f.pdf
January 01, 2018 - Table XI.F.19 Average copayment (in dollars) for an office visit to a specialist physician per employee … Table XI.F.19 Standard errors for average copayment (in dollars) for an office visit to a specialist … physician per employee enrolled in a
health insurance plan that had a specialist physician copayment … Table XI.F.20 Average coinsurance (in percentages) for an office visit to a specialist physician per … employee enrolled in a health
insurance plan that had a specialist physician coinsurance at civilian
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meps.ahrq.gov/survey_comp/Helptext2022.html
January 01, 2022 - In most managed care plans, you can only go to doctors, specialists, or hospitals on the plan’s list. … DENTAL SPECIALIST–
ORTHODONTIST –
A dental specialist who deals with preventing and correcting irregular … Can include social work specialists, such as a medical or psychiatric social worker. … NURSE/NURSE PRACTITIONER –
The term nurse includes several types of nursing specialists, such as … Can include social work specialists, such as a medical or psychiatric social worker.
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meps.ahrq.gov/survey_comp/Helptext2023.html
January 01, 2023 - A health provider could be a general doctor, a
specialist doctor, a nurse practitioner, a physician … A health provider could be a general doctor, a
specialist doctor, a nurse practitioner, a physician … DENTAL SPECIALIST--
ORTHODONTIST --
A dental specialist
who deals with preventing and correcting … Can include social work specialists, such as a medical or psychiatric
social worker. … Can include social work specialists, such as a medical or psychiatric social worker.
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_stats/summ_tables/insr/national/series_11/2021/ic21_xib_f.pdf
January 01, 2021 - Table XI.F.19 Average copayment (in dollars) for an office visit to a specialist physician per employee … Table XI.F.19 Standard errors for average copayment (in dollars) for an office visit to a specialist … physician per employee enrolled in
a health insurance plan that had a specialist physician copayment … Table XI.F.20 Average coinsurance (in percentages) for an office visit to a specialist physician per … employee enrolled in a health
insurance plan that had a specialist physician coinsurance at civilian