National Medical Expenditure Survey: Questionnaires and Data Collection Methodsfor the Health Insurance Plans Survey

摘要

The report describes the operational design and instruments used in the HealthInsurance Plans Survey (HIPS) of approximately 15,000 employers, unions, and insurers of respondents in the Household Survey (HHS) component and the Survey of American Indians and Alaska Natives (SAIAN) of the National Medical Expenditure Survey (NMES). HIPS verified information regarding private health insurance status obtained in the HHS and SAIAN and collected detailed supplementary information on the private health insurance coverage of eligible HHS and SAIAN participants in 1987. For both employment-related and directly purchased coverage, information was collected about each separate plan held. Data include plan structure ((traditional fee-for-service coverage, health maintenance organization, or other provider arrangement), type of coverage and benefits offered, persons enrolled, plan size, and annual premiums and sources of payment.