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Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)

Last checked on 2025-09-26 22:18:52

Primary URL

https://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/

Status: ok

Tags: Health or Safety Prices

Linked URLs

Download Data Files, Documentation, and Codebooks
Insurance/Employer Component
Medical Provider Component
MEPS GitHub
MEPS-HC Variable Explorer Tool
Restricted Data Files Available through the AHRQ Data Center
Public Use Files (xlsx matrix)

https://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/download_data/pufs/PUFID_matrix.xlsx

Status: ok

Last modified: 2025-08-28 20:17:53+00:00

Public Use Files (xlsx list)

https://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/download_data/pufs/PUFID.xlsx

Status: ok

Last modified: 2025-08-28 20:17:52+00:00

Public Use Files (csv list)

https://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/download_data/pufs/PUFID.csv

Status: ok

Last modified: 2025-08-28 20:17:53+00:00

Full Year Population Characteristics File (2023 HC-247)
MEPS Panel 24 Four-Year Longitudinal Data File (2022 HC-245)
MEPS Panel 26 Longitudinal Data File (2022 HC-244)
Food Security (2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022) (2022 HC-240)
Event File - Office-Based Medical Provider Visits (2022 HC-239G)
Event File - Emergency Room Visits (2022 HC-239E)
Event File - Hospital Inpatient Stays (2022 HC-239D)
Event File - Other Medical Expenses (2022 HC-239C)
Event File - Prescribed Medicines (2022 HC-239A)
Replicate File for BRR Variance Estimation (1996-2022 HC-036BRR)
Pooled Linkage File for Common Variance Structure (1996-2022 HC-036)
Event File - Emergency Room Visits (2021 HC-229E)
Event File - Hospital Inpatient Stays (2021 HC-229D)
Event File - Office-Based Medical Provider Visits (2021 HC-229G)
Event File - Other Medical Expenses (2021 HC-229C)
Event File - Prescribed Medicines (2021 HC-229A)
Food Security (2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022) (2021 HC-230)
Event File - Hospital Inpatient Stays (2020 HC-220D)
Event File - Office-Based Medical Provider Visits (2020 HC-220G)
Event File - Other Medical Expenses (2020 HC-220C)
Food Security (2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022) (2020 HC-221)
Event File - Hospital Inpatient Stays (2019 HC-213D)
Event File - Office-Based Medical Provider Visits (2019 HC-213G)
Event File - Other Medical Expenses (2019 HC-213C)
Event File - Hospital Inpatient Stays (2018 HC-206D)
Event File - Office-Based Medical Provider Visits (2018 HC-206G)
Event File - Other Medical Expenses (2018 HC-206C)
Event File - Hospital Inpatient Stays (2017 HC-197D)
Event File - Office-Based Medical Provider Visits (2017 HC-197G)
Event File - Other Medical Expenses (2017 HC-197C)
Food Security (2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022) (2017 HC-198)
Event File - Hospital Inpatient Stays (2016 HC-188D)
Event File - Office-Based Medical Provider Visits (2016 HC-188G)
Event File - Other Medical Expenses (2016 HC-188C)
Food Security (2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022) (2016 HC-189)
Medical Organizations Survey (2015-2016) (2016 HC-187)
Event File - Hospital Inpatient Stays (2015 HC-178D)
Event File - Office-Based Medical Provider Visits (2015 HC-178G)
Event File - Other Medical Expenses (2015 HC-178C)
Medical Organizations Survey (2015-2016) (2015 HC-182)
Event File - Hospital Inpatient Stays (2014 HC-168D)
Event File - Office-Based Medical Provider Visits (2014 HC-168G)
Event File - Other Medical Expenses (2014 HC-168C)
Preventive Self-Administered Questionnaire (2014) (2014 HC-173)
Event File - Hospital Inpatient Stays (2013 HC-160D)
Event File - Office-Based Medical Provider Visits (2013 HC-160G)
Event File - Other Medical Expenses (2013 HC-160C)
Supplemental - Multum Lexicon Addendum to PMED Event Files (1996-2013) (2013 HC-068)
Event File - Hospital Inpatient Stays (2012 HC-152D)
Event File - Office-Based Medical Provider Visits (2012 HC-152G)
Event File - Other Medical Expenses (2012 HC-152C)
Supplemental - Multum Lexicon Addendum to PMED Event Files (1996-2013) (2012 HC-068)
Event File - Hospital Inpatient Stays (2011 HC-144D)
Event File - Office-Based Medical Provider Visits (2011 HC-144G)
Event File - Other Medical Expenses (2011 HC-144C)
Supplemental - Multum Lexicon Addendum to PMED Event Files (1996-2013) (2011 HC-068)
Event File - Hospital Inpatient Stays (2010 HC-135D)
Event File - Office-Based Medical Provider Visits (2010 HC-135G)
Event File - Other Medical Expenses (2010 HC-135C)
Supplemental - Multum Lexicon Addendum to PMED Event Files (1996-2013) (2010 HC-068)
Event File - Hospital Inpatient Stays (2009 HC-126D)
Event File - Office-Based Medical Provider Visits (2009 HC-126G)
Event File - Other Medical Expenses (2009 HC-126C)
Supplemental - Multum Lexicon Addendum to PMED Event Files (1996-2013) (2009 HC-068)
Event File - Hospital Inpatient Stays (2008 HC-118D)
Event File - Office-Based Medical Provider Visits (2008 HC-118G)
Event File - Other Medical Expenses (2008 HC-118C)
Supplemental - Multum Lexicon Addendum to PMED Event Files (1996-2013) (2008 HC-068)
Event File - Hospital Inpatient Stays (2007 HC-110D)
Event File - Office-Based Medical Provider Visits (2007 HC-110G)
Event File - Other Medical Expenses (2007 HC-110C)
Supplemental - Multum Lexicon Addendum to PMED Event Files (1996-2013) (2007 HC-068)
Event File - Hospital Inpatient Stays (2006 HC-102D)
Event File - Office-Based Medical Provider Visits (2006 HC-102G)
Event File - Other Medical Expenses (2006 HC-102C)
Supplemental - Multum Lexicon Addendum to PMED Event Files (1996-2013) (2006 HC-068)
Event File - Hospital Inpatient Stays (2005 HC-094D)
Event File - Office-Based Medical Provider Visits (2005 HC-094G)
Event File - Other Medical Expenses (2005 HC-094C)
Supplemental - Multum Lexicon Addendum to PMED Event Files (1996-2013) (2005 HC-068)
Event File - Hospital Inpatient Stays (2004 HC-085D)
Event File - Office-Based Medical Provider Visits (2004 HC-085G)
Event File - Other Medical Expenses (2004 HC-085C)
Supplemental - Multum Lexicon Addendum to PMED Event Files (1996-2013) (2004 HC-068)
Event File - Hospital Inpatient Stays (2003 HC-077D)
Event File - Office-Based Medical Provider Visits (2003 HC-077G)
Event File - Other Medical Expenses (2003 HC-077C)
Supplemental - Multum Lexicon Addendum to PMED Event Files (1996-2013) (2003 HC-068)
Event File - Hospital Inpatient Stays (2002 HC-067D)
Event File - Office-Based Medical Provider Visits (2002 HC-067G)
Event File - Other Medical Expenses (2002 HC-067C)
Supplemental - Multum Lexicon Addendum to PMED Event Files (1996-2013) (2002 HC-068)
Event File - Hospital Inpatient Stays (2001 HC-059D)
Event File - Office-Based Medical Provider Visits (2001 HC-059G)
Event File - Other Medical Expenses (2001 HC-059C)
Supplemental - Multum Lexicon Addendum to PMED Event Files (1996-2013) (2001 HC-068)
Event File - Hospital Inpatient Stays (2000 HC-051D)
Event File - Office-Based Medical Provider Visits (2000 HC-051G)
Event File - Other Medical Expenses (2000 HC-051C)
Supplemental - Multum Lexicon Addendum to PMED Event Files (1996-2013) (2000 HC-068)
Event File - Hospital Inpatient Stays (1999 HC-033D)
Event File - Office-Based Medical Provider Visits (1999 HC-033G)
Event File - Other Medical Expenses (1999 HC-033C)
Supplemental - FYC Variables (1996-1999) (1999 HC-044)
Supplemental - Multum Lexicon Addendum to PMED Event Files (1996-2013) (1999 HC-068)
Event File - Hospital Inpatient Stays (1998 HC-026D)
Event File - Office-Based Medical Provider Visits (1998 HC-026G)
Event File - Other Medical Expenses (1998 HC-026C)
Supplemental - FYC Variables (1996-1999) (1998 HC-043)
Supplemental - Multum Lexicon Addendum to PMED Event Files (1996-2013) (1998 HC-068)
Event File - Hospital Inpatient Stays (1997 HC-016D)
Event File - Office-Based Medical Provider Visits (1997 HC-016G)
Event File - Other Medical Expenses (1997 HC-016C)
Supplemental - FYC Variables (1996-1999) (1997 HC-042)
Supplemental - Multum Lexicon Addendum to PMED Event Files (1996-2013) (1997 HC-068)
Event File - Hospital Inpatient Stays (1996 HC-010D)
Event File - Office-Based Medical Provider Visits (1996 HC-010G)
Event File - Other Medical Expenses (1996 HC-010C)
Supplemental - FYC Variables (1996-1999) (1996 HC-041)
Supplemental - Multum Lexicon Addendum to PMED Event Files (1996-2013) (1996 HC-068)