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OBPHEXTOT
Annual total of direct health care payments to office-based physicians

Description

For all persons, OBPHEXTOT captures the sum of direct payments for care provided during the year for all visits to office-based physicians, including out-of-pocket payments and payments by private insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, and other sources. Payments for over-the-counter drugs and indirect payments not related to specific medical events, such as Medicaid Disproportionate Share and Medicare Direct Medical Education subsidies, are not included in this amount. For more information on how MEPS collects expenditure data, please refer to our user note on medical expenditures.

Related variables
Variables related to total annual health care expenditures by source of payment, total annual health care expenditures by type of medical service, and total annual health care charges are also available. Please refer to our user note on expenditures for a list of these variables.

Codes

OBPHEXTOT is a 6-digit numeric variable.

Comparability

This variable is completely comparable over time.

Universe

  • 1996-2021: All persons.

Availability

  • 1996-2021

Weights

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