Appendix B: Detailed Methods National Healthcare Disparities Report, 2008 Appendix B: Detailed MethodsThis appendix provides detailed methodological and statistical information about selected databases analyzed for the .ContentsHealthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) Current as of March 2009 Internet Citation: Appendix B: Detailed Methods: National Healthcare Disparities Report, 2008. March 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr08/methods/index.html