Health, Epidemiology & Mortality
Healthcare Cost & Insurance
AHRQ (U.S. Dept. of HHS)
MEPS (Medical Expenditure Panel Survey)
Zero-inflated count models (healthcare visits), hurdle models, health expenditure regressions.
📊 Overview
Platform: MEPS (Medical Expenditure Panel Survey)
Domain: Healthcare Cost & Insurance
Maintained by: AHRQ (U.S. Dept. of HHS)
📥 Access & Resources
Access and formats:
Microdata CSV, Stata, SAS
R wrapper package:
MEPS
Python wrapper package:
pandas
🎯 Teaching & Analysis
Zero-inflated count models (healthcare visits), hurdle models, health expenditure regressions.
Use this dataset to
- Import healthcare expenditure and utilization files
- Analyze prescription, condition, and event records
- Model healthcare visits and medical costs
- Study insurance coverage and household spending