Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Household Component (MEPS-HC)

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      "No rights reserved. This data is in the public domain."
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    "license": "https://www.ahrq.gov/",
    "modified": "2026-08-28",
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    "@id": "https://meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/download_data_files_detail.jsp?cboPufNumber=HC-012",
    "@type": "DatasetSeries",
    "title": "Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Household Component (MEPS-HC)",
    "description": "The Medical Panel Expenditure Survey (MEPS-HC) collects healthcare use and expenditure data from a sample of families and individuals in selected communities across the United States"
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[
  "https://meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/"
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[
  "Access to care",
  "Chronic Conditions",
  "Healthcare expenses",
  "Insurance",
  "Out of pocket expenditures",
  "income",
  "prescription Drugs."
]

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  "title": "The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey",
  "accessURL": "https://meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/index.jsp"
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    "notation": "CONTRACT-75Q80124D00001"
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{
  "name": "Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends (CFACT)",
  "@type": "Organization",
  "subOrganizationOf": [
    {
      "name": "Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)",
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      "subOrganizationOf": [
        {
          "name": "U.S. Department of Health and Human Services",
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[
  "MEPS is protected under the Privacy Act. Data will be kept private to the extent allowed by law. Individuals and organizations will be assured of the confidentiality of their replies under Section 944(c) of the Public Health Service Act."
]

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    "name": "Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality",
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    "prefLabel": "United States"
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  {
    "@type": "Concept",
    "prefLabel": "Healthcare Expenditures"
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