National Medical Expenditure Survey, 1987 : Household Survey, Prescribed Medicines for Medicare Beneficiaries

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This data collection contains two data files derived from information gathered in the initial screening interview and Rounds 1-4 of the Household Survey component of the 1987 NATIONAL MEDICAL EXPEN...

This data collection contains two data files derived from information gathered in the initial screening interview and Rounds 1-4 of the Household Survey component of the 1987 NATIONAL MEDICAL EXPENDITURE SURVEY (NMES). The Person File supplies data on each sampled person who reported coverage by Medicare at any time in 1987 and who responded to all rounds of the Household Survey for which he or she was eligible to respond. Data in this file include age, sex, race, marital status, education, employment status, personal and family income, coverage under private health insurance and public programs such as Medicaid and CAMPUS/CAMPVA, and the total number and cost of all prescriptions purchased in 1987 while under Medicare coverage. In addition, there are indicators of general health and specific medical conditions: stroke, cancer, heart disease, gallbladder disease, high blood pressure, hardening of the arteries, rheumatism, emphysema, arthritis and diabetes. The Prescribed Medicines Event File presents data pertaining to every instance a prescribed medicine was purchased or otherwise obtained by these Medicare beneficiaries during 1987. For respondents who were covered by Medicare for part of the year, only prescribed medicines acquired during the Medicare coverage period are included. This file gives the trade and generic name of each prescribed medication and reports the cost of the prescription and the medical condition for which it was prescribed.Cf: http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09340.v1

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