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2008 Medicare and Medicaid Statistical Supplement

Dataset Summary

Agency	Department of Health and Human Services
Sub-Agency	Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Category	Health and Nutrition
Date Released	02/01/09
Date Updated	02/01/09
Time Period	1972-2008
Frequency	Annual
Description	This reference offers approximately 300 pages of statistical information about Medicare, Medicaid, and other Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) programs. The Supplement includes charts and tables showing health expenditures for the entire U.S. population, characteristics of the covered populations, use of services, and expenditures under these programs. It is one of the most comprehensive sources of information available on health care finance in the U.S. (more)

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Dataset Information

Data.gov Data Category Type	Tool Catalog
Specialized Data Category Designation	Statistical
Keywords	CMS, Statistics, Statistical Supplement, Medicare, Medicaid, health expenditures for the entire U.S. population, characteristics of the covered populations, use of services, expenditures, enrollment
Unique ID	469

Contributing Agency Information

Citation	http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MedicareMedicaidStatSupp/LT/list.asp?filterType=dual,%20keyword&filterValue=2008&filterByDID=0&sortByDID=3&sortOrder=ascending&intNumPerPage=20
Agency Program Page	http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MedicareMedicaidStatSupp/
Agency Data Series Page	http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MedicareMedicaidStatSupp/LT/list.asp?filterType=dual,%20keyword&filterValue=2008&filterByDID=0&sortByDID=3&sortOrder=ascending&intNumPerPage=20

Dataset Coverage

Unit of Analysis	Person
Granularity	State
Geographic Coverage	USA

Data Description

Collection Mode	Computer
Data Collection Instrument	http://www.cms.hhs.gov/AboutWebsite/02_Privacy%20Policy.asp
Data Dictionary/Variable List	http://www.cms.hhs.gov/home/outreacheducation.asp

Additional Dataset Documentation

Technical Documentation	http://www.cms.hhs.gov/AboutWebsite/02_Privacy%20Policy.asp
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Statistical Information

Statistical Methodology
Sampling
Estimation	http://www.cms.hhs.gov/AboutWebsite/02_Privacy%20Policy.asp
Weighting	http://www.cms.hhs.gov/AboutWebsite/02_Privacy%20Policy.asp
Disclosure avoidance	http://www.cms.hhs.gov/AboutWebsite/02_Privacy%20Policy.asp
Questionnaire design	http://www.cms.hhs.gov/AboutWebsite/02_Privacy%20Policy.asp
Series breaks	http://www.cms.hhs.gov/AboutWebsite/02_Privacy%20Policy.asp
Non-response adjustment	http://www.cms.hhs.gov/AboutWebsite/02_Privacy%20Policy.asp
Seasonal adjustment	http://www.cms.hhs.gov/AboutWebsite/02_Privacy%20Policy.asp
Statistical Characteristics	http://www.cms.hhs.gov/AboutWebsite/02_Privacy%20Policy.asp

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