Health Services Utilization in the U.S. Population by Health Insurance Coverage. National Medical Care Utilization and Expenditure Survey (NMCUES), Series B, Descriptive Report No. 13

摘要

The report is in a series of descriptive reports based on data from the National Medical Care Utilization and Expenditure Survey. It examines the utilization experience of the civilian noninstitutionalized United States population categorized by type of health insurance coverage. In addition to confirming that Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries have comparatively high inpatient and ambulatory utilization rates, the data support the notion that persons without insurance coverage use services less than others do.