Enhancing the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) for Cancer Survivorship Res

本协议的目的是国家癌症研究所（NCI）为医疗保健研究和质量局（AHRQ）的医疗支出小组调查（MEPS）提供财政支持。该项目是由NCI、疾病控制和预防中心（CDC）、美国国立卫生研究院行为和社会科学研究办公室（OBSSR）、医疗保健研究和质量局（AHRQ）、美国癌症协会（ACS）和LIVESTRONG基金会共同努力完成的。NCI和CDC之间存在单独的机构内协议。在OBSSR和NCI之间完成直接引用。为ACS和LIVESTRONG基金设立了NIH捐赠基金。

The purpose of this agreement is for the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to provide financial support to the Agency for Healthcare REsearch and Quality (AHRQ) for the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS). This project is a collaborative effort between the NCI, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Office of Behavioral and Social Science Researdh (OBSSR) of the National Institutes of health, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality(AHRQ) , and the American Cancer Society (ACS) and the LIVESTRONG Foundation. A separate intra-agency agreement exists between the NCI and the CDC. A direct citation was completed between OBSSR and NCI. An NIH gift fund was established for ACS and LIVESTRONG funds. The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) is a nationally representative survey of the civilian non-institutionalized population of all ages in the United States conducted by AHRQ. The MEPS collects comprehensive data on health care and health care expenditures from all payors (including private payors, Medicaid, the VA, and out-of-pocket) over a two year period. The MEPS uses the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) as its sample frame, but includes only a subset of the NHIS sample (about 1/4 to 1/3 of the households and individuals).