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The five most costly medical conditions, 1997 and 2002 : estimates for the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population / Gary L. Olin and Jeffery A. Rhoades.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Olin, Gary L.
- Series:
- Statistical brief (Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (U.S.)) ; #80.
- Statistical brief ; #80
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medical care--Statistics.
- Medical care.
- Medical care, Cost of--United States--Statistics.
- Medical care, Cost of.
- Health insurance.
- National health insurance.
- Health Expenditures.
- Heart Diseases--economics.
- Neoplasms--economics.
- Wounds and Injuries--economics.
- Mental Disorders--economics.
- Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive--economics.
- Insurance, Health.
- United States.
- National Health Programs.
- Medical Subjects:
- Health Expenditures.
- Heart Diseases--economics.
- Neoplasms--economics.
- Wounds and Injuries--economics.
- Mental Disorders--economics.
- Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive--economics.
- Insurance, Health.
- United States.
- National Health Programs.
- Genre:
- Statistics.
- Physical Description:
- 5 unnumbered pages : digital, PDF file.
- Place of Publication:
- [Rockville, Md.] : Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, [2005]
- Summary:
- This Statistical Brief presents data from the MEPS-HC concerning medical expenditures for the five most costly medical conditions in 1997 and 2002 for the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized (community) population. These five conditions--heart conditions, cancer, trauma, mental disorders, and pulmonary conditions--were determined by totaling and ranking the expenses for the medical care delivered for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic conditions.
- Notes:
- Title from title screen (viewed Sept. 24, 2008).
- "May 2005."
- Includes bibliographical references.
- OCLC:
- 60831248
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