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

该协议的目的是国家癌症研究所（NCI）为医疗保健研究和质量机构（AHRQ）的医疗支出小组调查（MEPS）提供财政支持。该项目是NCI，疾病控制和预防中心（CDC），国家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机构（AHRQ），美国癌症协会（ACS）和LIVESTRONG基金会之间的合作努力。国家癌症研究所和疾病预防控制中心之间有一项单独的机构内协议。OBSSR和NCI之间完成了直接引用。为ACS和LIVESTRONG基金设立了一个NIH礼品基金。 医疗支出小组调查（MEPS）是由AHRQ对美国所有年龄段的平民非机构化人口进行的全国代表性调查。MEPS收集了两年期间所有支付者（包括私人支付者，医疗补助，VA和自付）的医疗保健和医疗保健支出的综合数据。MEPS使用国家健康访谈调查（NHIS）作为其样本框架，但仅包括NHIS样本的一个子集（约1/4至1/3的家庭和个人）。

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).