Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenses by Age and Insurance Coverage, 2011

摘要

This Statistical Brief uses data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component (MEPS-HC) for 2011 to examine levels of out-of-pocket payments for the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population with expenses for health care. Estimates are shown according to age and insurance coverage since levels of out-of-pocket expenses vary substantially according to these characteristics. All differences between estimates discussed in the text are statistically significant at the .05 level or better.