Medical Expenditure Panel Survey

MEPS

Medical Expenditure Panel Survey

part of Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) is a family of surveys intended to provide nationally representative estimates of health expenditure, utilization, payment sources, health status, and health insurance coverage among the noninstitutionalized, nonmilitary population of the United States. This series of government-produced data sets can be used to examine how individuals interact with the medical care system in the United States.