1. Analytical Tools Summary Data Tables Summary Data Tables MEPSnet Query Tools MEPSnet Query Tools

2. MEPS-HC Summary Data Tables Predefined tables of topical interest Predefined tables of topical interest Sub-populations can be defined and Stub variables can be reformatted on selected tables Sub-populations can be defined and Stub variables can be reformatted on selected tables

3. MEPS Data Tables-HC Health Care Expenses by Person Characteristics (age, sex, race, insurance coverage, location.) Health Care Expenses by Person Characteristics (age, sex, race, insurance coverage, location.) Health Care Expenses by Health Condition (people, events, and total expenditures by site of service) Health Care Expenses by Health Condition (people, events, and total expenditures by site of service) Health Insurance Coverage by Person Characteristics (age, sex, race, employment status, location.) Health Insurance Coverage by Person Characteristics (age, sex, race, employment status, location.)

4. MEPS Data Tables-HC Quality Measures (diabetic care, preventive care, barriers to care, access to care, experiences with health care) Quality Measures (diabetic care, preventive care, barriers to care, access to care, experiences with health care) Top 10 Prescribed Drugs (ranking, total expenditures, persons with expenditures) Top 10 Prescribed Drugs (ranking, total expenditures, persons with expenditures) State Expenditure Tables (top 29 states) State Expenditure Tables (top 29 states)

5. Planned Table Updates 2004 Expenditure/Condition/Quality /Prescribed Drug Tables/State Expenditures – December 2004 Expenditure/Condition/Quality /Prescribed Drug Tables/State Expenditures – December First Half Health Insurance- June First Half Health Insurance- June Full-year insurance tables will be added next year Full-year insurance tables will be added next year

11. Example of MEPS-HC State Level Table

12. Example of MEPS-HC Insurance Table

13. MEPS-IC Summary Tables Nation Level – Private sector estimates by firm size, industry group, other characteristics; public sector data by government type, government size, and census division; national totals for enrollees and cost of health insurance for both private and public sectors Nation Level – Private sector estimates by firm size, industry group, other characteristics; public sector data by government type, government size, and census division; national totals for enrollees and cost of health insurance for both private and public sectors State Level – Private sector estimates by firm size, state, industry, ownership, age of firm, employee characteristics, and average wage quartiles State Level – Private sector estimates by firm size, state, industry, ownership, age of firm, employee characteristics, and average wage quartiles

15. MEPS-IC State Level Example

16. Private Sector Data by Firm Size and State

17. Number of Private Sector Establishments by Firm Size and State, 2004

18. MEPSnet Interactive Query Tool An on-line interactive statistical computer system An on-line interactive statistical computer system Provides immediate access to data in a non-programming menu driven environment Provides immediate access to data in a non-programming menu driven environment MEPSnet is a set of statistical tools MEPSnet is a set of statistical tools – MEPSnet/HC – Person-level health expenditure estimates – MEPSnet/IC – Employer-based health insurance estimates

19. MEPS-net HC Currently has the capacity to produce use, expenditure, source of payment and health insurance estimates for all years (including standard errors) Currently has the capacity to produce use, expenditure, source of payment and health insurance estimates for all years (including standard errors) Chronic Condition indicator variables will be added next year Chronic Condition indicator variables will be added next year

20. MEPS-net HC

21. Select Data Year

22. Select Variables

23. Select Statistics

24. Generate Statistics/Standard Errors

25. MEPSnet IC Interactive Data Query Tool Step-by-Step search for estimates. Step-by-Step search for estimates. Estimates shown for all years available. Estimates shown for all years available. Graphical display of year-to-year trend with two-standard deviation error bars displayed. Graphical display of year-to-year trend with two-standard deviation error bars displayed. Links back to table from which data derived. Links back to table from which data derived.

26. MEPSnet/IC Interactive Web-based tool provides national, and State-by-State, and public sector insurance data in tabular format Interactive Web-based tool provides national, and State-by-State, and public sector insurance data in tabular format

27. MEPS-net IC Query- Premiums

28. Select Persons Covered

29. Select Plan Type

30. Select Premium Statistic

31. Select Firm Characteristics

32. Select Firm Size

33. MEPS-net IC Trend Graph