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The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) is a set of large-scale surveys of families and individuals, their medical providers, and employers across the United States. MEPS is the most complete source of data on the cost and use of health care and health insurance coverage. Learn more about MEPS.

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MEPS data reveal a rising trend in some prescribed drug purchases resulting from outpatient medical events:

Comparing 1997 to 2007, the average expenditure for persons with at least one prescribed drug purchase of an outpatient gastrointestinal agent rose from $386 to $653. - From Statistical Brief #277: Trends in Outpatient Prescription Gastrointestinal Agents Purchases and Expenditures for the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 1997 and 2007

The average annual expense for antipsychotic medications for persons with one or more prescription antipsychotic purchases increased nearly 1.5 times, rising from $765 in 1997 to $1,905 in 2007. - From Statistical Brief 275: Trends in Antipsychotics Purchases and Expenses for the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 1997 and 2007
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