Expenditure and Sources of Payment Variables. Pre-imputed and imputed versions of the expenditure and sources of payment variables follow a standard naming convention and are 8 characters in length. Please note that pre-imputed means that a series of logical edits have been performed on the variables, but missing data remain. The imputed versions incorporate the same edits but have also undergone an imputation process to account for missing data. All imputed variables on File 1 end with an “X” indicating they are fully edited and imputed. The pre-imputed expenditure variables on File 2 end with an “H” indicating that the data source was the MEPS Household Component. The total sum of payments variables, 12 source of payment variables, and the total charge variables are named consistently in the following way: The first two characters indicate the type of event: IP - inpatient stay OB - office-based visit ER - emergency room visit OP - outpatient visit HH - home health visit DV - dental visit OM - other medical equipment RX - prescribed medicine In the case of the source of payment variables, the third and fourth characters indicate: SF - self or family OF - other Federal Government XP - sum of payments MR - Medicare SL - State/local government MD - Medicaid WC – Worker’s Compensation PV - private insurance OT - other insurance VA - Veterans OR - other private CH - CHAMPUS/CHAMPVA OU - other public The fifth and sixth characters indicate the year (98). The seventh character indicates whether or not the variable was edited/imputed (ends with “X”) or reported by the household (ends in “H”). Example: OMSF98X is the edited/imputed amount paid by self or family for 1998 other medical equipment and expenditures.
Expenditure and Sources of Payment Variables. The pre-imputed and imputed versions of the expenditure and sources of payment variables are provided on the 2 separate files. Variables on Files 1 and 2 follow a standard naming convention and are 7 characters in length. Please note that pre-imputed means that a series of logical edits have been performed on the variable but missing data remains. The imputed versions incorporate the same edits but have also undergone an imputation process to account for missing data. The pre-imputed/unimputed expenditure variables on File 2 end with an “H.” All imputed variables on File 1 end with an “X.” The total sum of payments, 12 sources of payment variables and total charge variables are named consistently in the following way: The first two characters indicate the type of event: IP - inpatient stay OB - office-based visit ER - emergency room visit OP - outpatient visit HH - home health event DV - dental visit OM - other medical equipment RX - prescribed medicine In the case of sources of payment variables, the third and fourth characters indicate: SF - self or family OF - other Federal Government XP - sum of payments MR - Medicare SL - State/local government MD - Medicaid WC - Worker’s Compensation PV - private insurance OT - other insurance VA - Veterans OR - other private CH - CHAMPUS/CHAMPVA OU - other public The fifth and sixth characters indicate the year (96). The last character indicates whether it is edited/imputed (X) or came from household (H). For example, HHSF96X is the edited/imputed amount paid by self or family for a home health event expenditure incurred in 1996.
Expenditure and Sources of Payment Variables. The expenditure and sources of payment variable names follow a standard naming convention. They are 7 characters in length with the last one being an “X” indicating they are fully edited and imputed. The total sum of payments variables, 12 source of payment variables, and the total charge variables are named consistently in the following way: The first two characters indicate the type of event: IP - inpatient stay OB - office-based visit ER - emergency room visit OP - outpatient visit HH - home health visit DV - dental visit OM - other medical equipment RX - prescribed medicine In the case of the source of payment variables, the third and fourth characters indicate: SF - self or family OF - other Federal Government XP - sum of payments MR - Medicare SL - State/local government MD - Medicaid WC – Worker’s Compensation PV - private insurance OT - other insurance VA - Veterans OR - other private CH - CHAMPUS/CHAMPVA OU - other public The fifth and sixth characters indicate the year (99). The seventh character indicates whether or not the variable was edited/imputed (ends with “X”). Example: OMSF99X is the edited/imputed amount paid by self or family for 1999 other medical equipment and expenditures.
Expenditure and Sources of Payment Variables. Both pre-imputed and imputed versions of the expenditure and sources of payment variables are provided on 2 separate files. Expenditure variables on Files 1 and 2 of the MEPS event files follow a standard naming convention and are 8 characters in length. Please note that pre-imputed means that a series of logical edits have been performed on the variables, but missing data remain (see File 2). The imputed versions incorporate the same edits but have also undergone an imputation process to account for missing data (see File 1). The pre-imputed expenditure variables on File 2 end with an “H” when the data source was from the MEPS Household Component. The unimputed expenditure variables on File 2 end with a “M” when the data source was the MEPS Medical Provider Component. All imputed variables on File 1 end with an “X.” The total sum of payments, 12 sources of payment variables and total charge variables are named consistently in the following way: The first two characters indicate the type of event: IP - inpatient stay OB - office-based visit ER - emergency room visit OP - outpatient visit HH - home health visit DV - dental visit OM - other medical equipment RX - prescribed medicine For expenditure variables on these files, the third character indicates whether the expenditure is associated with the facility (F) or the physician (P). In the case of the source of payment variables, the fourth and fifth characters indicate: SF - self or family OF - other Federal Government XP - sum of payments MR - Medicare SL - State/local government MD - Medicaid WC - Worker’s Compensation PV - private insurance OT - other insurance VA - Veterans OR - other private CH - CHAMPUS/CHAMPVA OU - other public The sixth and seventh characters indicate the year (97). The eighth character of all imputed/edited variables is an “X.” For example, IPFSF97X is the edited/imputed amount paid by self or family for the facility portion of the hospital inpatient stay expenditure incurred in 1997.
Expenditure and Sources of Payment Variables. The imputed expenditure and sources of payment variable names follow a standard naming convention, are 8 characters in length with the last one being an “X” indicating they are fully edited and imputed. The total sum of payments variable, 12 sources of payment variables, and the total charge variable are named consistently in the following way: The first two characters indicate the type of event: IP - inpatient stay OB - office-based visit ER - emergency room visit OP - outpatient visit HH - home health visit DV - dental visit OM - other medical equipment RX - prescribed medicine For expenditure variables on these files, the third character indicates whether the expenditure is associated with the facility (F) or the physician (D). In the case of the sources of payment variables, the fourth and fifth characters indicate: SF - self or family OF - other Federal Government XP - sum of payments MR - Medicare SL - State/local government MD - Medicaid WC – Worker's Compensation PV - private insurance OT - other insurance VA - Veterans OR - other private CH - CHAMPUS/CHAMPVA OU - other public The sixth and seventh characters indicate the year (99). The last character of all imputed/edited variables is an “X.” Example: ERFSF99X is the edited/imputed amount paid by self or family for the facility portion of the expenditure associated with an emergency room visit.
