Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends (CFACT): Publications by Staff

Karen Davis

Author: Davis K
Title: Expenditures for treatment of mental health disorders among young adults ages 18-26, 2007-2009: Estimates for the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population
Publication: MEPS Statistical Brief No. 358. Available on the MEPS Web site.
Date: February 2012
Abstract: An annual average of 8.6 percent of U.S. young adults ages 18-26 (about 3.2 million persons) received some type(s) of treatment for mental health disorders in 2007-2009, with 5.4 percent of young adults ages 18-26 receiving ambulatory care and 2.8 percent receiving prescription medications during this period. Less than 1 percent received other services such as hospital inpatient stays, emergency room visits, or home health care.

Author: Davis K
Title: Expenditures for treatment of mental health disorders among children ages 5-17, 2007-2009: Estimates for the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population
Publication: MEPS Statistical Brief No. 357. Available on the MEPS Web site.
Date: February 2012
Abstract: An annual average of 8.6 percent of U.S. children ages 5-17 (about 4.6 million persons) received some type(s) of treatment for mental health disorders in 2007-2009, with 6.7 percent of U.S. children ages 5-17 receiving ambulatory care and 1.8 percent receiving prescription medications during this period. On average, 1.0 percent received other services such as hospital inpatient stays, emergency room visits, or home health care.

Author: Davis K
Title: Employer-sponsored health insurance for part-time employees in the private sector, 2005 versus 2010
Publication: MEPS Statistical Brief No. 346. Available on the MEPS Web site.
Date: November 2011
Abstract: This Statistical Brief examines trends and variation in availability of employer-sponsored health insurance for part-time employees in the private sector by firm size using data from the 2005 and 2010 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Insurance Component.

Author: Davis K
Title: Health care expenses and utilization for children with special health care needs, 2008: Estimates for the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population
Publication: MEPS Statistical Brief No. 343. Available on the MEPS Web site.
Date: October 2011
Abstract: In 2008, 13.3 million or 17.9 percent of children under 18 years of age in the U.S. noninstitutionalized civilian population were reported as having special health care needs. A total of $54.5 billion was spent on health care for children under 18 identified with special care needs.

Author: Davis K
Title: Co-pays, deductibles, and coinsurance percentages for employer-sponsored health insurance in the private sector, by industry classification, 2010
Publication: MEPS Statistical Brief No. 338. Available on the MEPS Web site.
Date: September 2011
Abstract: According to data from the Insurance Component of the 2010 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, approximately 93.8 million of the 108.4 million employees from the private sector worked where the employer offered health insurance. This Statistical Brief examines what percentage of enrollees pay a deductible and the size of deductibles, what percentage pay co-pays and the size of co-pays, and also coinsurance percentages per industry classification.

Author: Davis K
Title: Expenditures for treatment of hypertension among adults age 18 and older, 2008: Estimates for the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population
Publication: MEPS Statistical Brief No. 337. Available on the MEPS Web site.
Date: September 2011
Abstract: This Statistical Brief presents estimates based on the Household Component of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey on the use of and expenditures for all medical care, ambulatory care, and prescribed medicines to treat hypertension among the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population. Average annual estimates for 2008 are shown by type of service and source of payment.

Author: Davis K
Title: Employer-sponsored health insurance for early retirees in the private sector, 2004 and 2009
Publication: MEPS Statistical Brief No. 333. Available on the MEPS Web site.
Date: August 2011
Abstract: Using data from the 2004 and 2009 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Insurance Component, this Statistical Brief examines trends and variation in availability of employer-sponsored health insurance for early retirees in the private sector by firm size, union presence, and ownership type. Overall, a smaller percentage of private sector firms offered health insurance to retirees under 65 in 2009 than 2004 (11.2 versus 14.0 percent). While the percentage of large firms (50 or more employees) that offered early retiree coverage was notably lower in 2009 (23.4 percent versus 30.6 percent in 2004), the percentage of small firms offering such coverage was essentially the same in both years (about 1.5 percent).

Author: Davis K
Title: Co-pays, deductibles, and coinsurance percentages for employer-sponsored health insurance in the private sector, by industry classification, 2009
Publication: MEPS Statistical Brief No. 323. Available on the MEPS Web site.
Abstract: Employer-sponsored health insurance for current workers is one of the primary sources of health insurance coverage in the United States. This Statistical Brief examines what percentage of enrollees pay a deductible and the size of deductibles, what percentage pay co-pays and the size of co-pays, and also coinsurance percentages according to industry classification.

Authors: Davis K, Branscome J
Title: Employer-sponsored health insurance for large employers in the private sector, by industry classification, 2009
Publication: MEPS Statistical Brief No. 322. Available on the MEPS Web site.
Date: April 2011
Abstract: Employer-sponsored health insurance for current workers is one of the primary sources of health insurance coverage in the United States. This Statistical Brief presents estimates, by industry classification, on the percentage of employees who worked for large private employers (firms with 50 or more employees) who offered health insurance and of employees working in such firms who enrolled in offered health insurance plans.

Authors: Branscome J, Davis K
Title: Employer-sponsored health insurance for small employers in the private sector, by industry classification, 2009
Publication: MEPS Statistical Brief No. 321. Available on the MEPS Web site.
Date: April 2011
Abstract: Employer-sponsored health insurance for current workers is one of the primary sources of health insurance coverage in the United States. This Statistical Brief presents estimates, by industry classification, on the percentage of employees who worked for small private employers (firms with fewer than 50 employees) who offered health insurance and of employees working in such firms who enrolled in offered health insurance plans.

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