Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) Household Component and the MEPS Medical Provider Component -- comment opp

Question

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/07/11/2019-14770/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-collection-comment-request

We propose updating the MEPS-HC by (1) adding a section to the 2020 self-administered questionnaire (SAQ, Male/Female) that will include questions on mental health, (2) collecting a health insurance cost-sharing document and (3) implementing a pilot study to evaluate the potential effectiveness of including a sample of National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) nonrespondents in future MEPS panels as a strategy to improve the overall MEPS response rate.

Comments due August 8, 2019.