The Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.
Am J Public Health
; 111(12): 2157-2166, 2021 12.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1559064
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic caused substantial disruptions in the field operations of all 3 major components of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS). The MEPS is widely used to study how policy changes and major shocks, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, affect insurance coverage, access, and preventive and other health care utilization and how these relate to population health. We describe how the MEPS program successfully responded to these challenges by reengineering field operations, including survey modes, to complete data collection and maintain data release schedules. The impact of the pandemic on response rates varied considerably across the MEPS. Investigations to date show little effect on the quality of data collected. However, lower response rates may reduce the statistical precision of some estimates. We also describe several enhancements made to the MEPS that will allow researchers to better understand the impact of the pandemic on US residents, employers, and the US health care system. (Am J Public Health. 2021;111(12)2157-2166. https//doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306534).
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Health Expenditures
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
Am J Public Health
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
AJPH.2021.306534
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