The Accuracy of Reported Insurance Status in the Meps

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ID13775484
AuthorsSarah Catherine Hill (0000-0003-1840-3767, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, corresponding author), Steven C Hill
Year2007
Volume44
Issue4
Pages443-468
Publication date2007-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueINQUIRY The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0046-9580 • E-ISSN: 1945-7243
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.5034/inquiryjrnl_44.4.443
PMID18338518
OpenAlexW2028423197
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited14

Estimates of the number of insured and uninsured Americans are watched by numerous policymakers and the public, yet studies find respondents do not report their insurance status perfectly. Using four sources of validation data, including surveys of employers and providers, this paper assesses the quality of respondents' reports of private insurance and uninsurance in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component (MEPS-HC), a nationally representative household survey. Regression analysis is used to assess the extent to which factors are associated with disagreements in reported insurance status across sources

Actuarial science · Business · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Health care · Health insurance · Medical Expenditure Panel Survey · Quality (philosophy · Statistics · Survey data collection · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Healthcare Policy and Management · Medicine

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