Definition of Flat Fee Payments. A flat fee is the fixed dollar amount a person is charged for a package of health care services provided during a defined period of time. Examples would be: obstetrician’s fee covering a normal delivery, as well as pre- and post-natal care; or a surgeon’s fee covering a surgical procedure and post-surgical care. A flat fee group is the set of medical services (i.e., events) that are covered under the same flat fee payment. The flat fee groups represented on this file include flat fee groups where at least one of the health care events, as reported by the HC respondent, occurred during 2014. By definition, a flat fee group can span multiple years. Furthermore, a single person can have multiple flat fee groups.
Definition of Flat Fee Payments. A flat fee is the fixed dollar amount a person is charged for a package of services provided during a defined period of time. A flat fee group is the set of medical services that are covered under the same flat fee payment. The flat fee groups represented on the Other Medical file include flat fee groups where at least one of the other medical events, as reported by the HC respondent, occurred during 2010. By definition, a flat fee group can span multiple years. Furthermore, a single person can have multiple flat fee groups.
Definition of Flat Fee Payments. A flat fee is the fixed dollar amount a person is charged for a package of services provided during a defined period of time. An example would be an obstetrician’s fee covering a normal delivery, and the associated pre- and post-natal care. A flat fee group is the set of medical services (i.e., events) that are covered under the same flat fee payment. The flat fee groups represented on the office-based provider file include flat fee groups where at least one of the health care events, as reported by the HC respondent, occurred during 2009. By definition, a flat fee group can span multiple years and/or event types (only outpatient department visits and physician office visits). Furthermore, a single person can have multiple flat fee groups.
Definition of Flat Fee Payments. A flat fee is the fixed dollar amount a person is charged for a package of services provided during a defined period of time. Examples would be an orthodontist’s fee, which covers multiple visits; or a dental surgeon’s fee, which covers surgical procedure and post-surgical care. A flat fee group is the set of medical services that are covered under the same flat fee payment. The flat fee groups represented on the dental file include flat fee groups where at least one of the health care events, as reported by the HC respondent, occurred during 2009. By definition, a flat fee group can span multiple years. Furthermore, a single person can have multiple flat fee groups.
Definition of Flat Fee Payments. A flat fee is the fixed dollar amount a person is charged for a package of health care services. An example is obstetrician’s fee covering a normal delivery, as well as pre- and post-natal care. A flat fee group is the set of medical services (i.e., events) that are covered under the same flat fee payment situation. The flat fee groups represented on this file (and all of the other 1997 MEPS event files), include flat fee groups where at least one of the health care events, as reported by the HC respondent, occurred during 1997. By definition a flat fee group can span multiple years and/or event types (e.g., hospital stay, physician office visit), and a single person can have multiple flat fee groups.
Definition of Flat Fee Payments. A flat fee is the fixed dollar amount a person is charged for a package of health care services. An example is obstetrician’s fee covering a normal delivery, as well as pre- and post-natal care. A flat fee group is the set of medical services (i.e., events) that are covered under the same flat fee payment situation. The flat fee groups represented on 1998 MEPS event files, include flat fee groups where at least one of the health care events, as reported by the HC respondent, occurred during 1998. By definition a flat fee group can span multiple years and/or event types (e.g., hospital stay, physician office visit), and a single person can have multiple flat fee groups.
Definition of Flat Fee Payments. A flat fee is the fixed dollar amount a person is charged for a package of health care services. Examples would be: obstetrician’s fee covering a normal delivery, as well as pre- and post-natal care; or a surgeon’s fee covering surgical procedure and post-surgical care. A flat fee group is the set of medical services (i.e., events) that are covered under the same flat fee payment situation. The flat fee groups represented on this file (and all of the other MEPS 1997 event files) includes flat fee groups where at least one of the health care events, as reported by the HC respondent, occurred during 1997. By definition a flat fee group can span multiple years and/or event types (e.g., hospital stay, physician office visit), and a single person can have multiple flat fee groups. As noted earlier in the section on Record Identifiers (Section 2.5.1.2), for a person, the variable FFEEIDX can be used to identify all events that are part of the same flat fee group. It can be used to identify such events because FFEEIDX is the same value on all MEPS 1997 Event Files (excluding the MEPS 1997 Prescribed Medicines Files). For the emergency room visits that are not part of a flat fee payment situation, the flat fee variables described below are all set to -1 INAPPLICABLE .
Definition of Flat Fee Payments. A flat fee is the fixed dollar amount a person is charged for a package of health care services. Examples would be: obstetrician’s fee covering a normal delivery, as well as pre- and post-natal care; or a surgeon’s fee covering surgical procedure and post-surgical care. A flat fee group is the set of medical services (i.e., events) that are covered under the same flat fee payment situation. The flat fee groups represented on this file (and all of the other MEPS 1997 event files), include flat fee groups where at least one of the health care events, as reported by the HC respondent, occurred during 1997. By definition a flat fee group can span multiple years and/or event types (e.g., hospital stay, physician office visit), and a single person can have multiple flat fee groups. As noted earlier in the section on Record Identifiers (2.5.1.2), for a person, the variable FFEEIDX can be used to uniquely identify all events that are part of the same flat fee group. It can identify such events from all MEPS 1997 event files (excluding the prescribed medicines file) because FFID11X is the same value on all MEPS event files (excluding the prescribed medicines file). For the hospital inpatient stays that are not part of a flat fee payment situation, the flat fee variables described below are all set to -1 INAPPLICABLE.
Definition of Flat Fee Payments. A flat fee is the fixed dollar amount a person is charged for a package of services provided during a defined period of time. A flat fee group is the set of medical events (that can vary by type of event) that are covered under the same flat fee payment situation. For example, a person may have outpatient orthopedic surgery and be given crutches or other orthopedic equipment. The surgeon’s fee covers the procedure as well as follow-up care and the orthopedic equipment. A flat fee group is the set of medical services (i.e., events) that are covered under the same flat fee payment situation. The flat fee groups represented on this file (and all of the other 1996 MEPS event files), includes flat fee groups where at least one of the health care events, as reported by the HC respondent, occurred during 1996. By definition a flat fee group can span multiple years and/or event types (e.g., hospital stay, physician office visit), and a single person can have multiple flat fee groups. Data users should note that flat fee payment situations are not common on this file compared with other medical expenditures . There are only 35 records that are identified as being part of a flat fee payment group. This yields 27 separate payment groups.
Definition of Flat Fee Payments. A flat fee is the fixed dollar amount a person is charged for a package of services provided during a defined period of time. A flat fee group is the set of medical services that are covered under the same flat fee payment situation. The flat fee groups represented on the OME file includes flat fee groups where at least one of the health care events, as reported by the HC respondent, occurred during 1998. By definition, a flat fee group can span multiple years. Furthermore, a single person can have multiple flat fee groups. There are four variables on the OME file that describe a flat fee payment situation and the number of other medical events that are part of a flat fee group.
