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Abstract sample of nursing homes. This report describes the design of and methods used in the MEPS NHC. The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) is Information is included on the NHC objectives, sample the third in a series of nationally representative surveys design, instruments of data collection, and data of medical care use and expenditures sponsored by the collection procedures. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR). MEPS comprises four component surveys. The Nursing Home Component (NHC) produces national estimates of insurance coverage and the use of services, expenditures, and sources of payment for persons residing in or admitted to nursing homes. The NHC also gathers Suggested citation information on nursing home characteristics–such as Potter DEB. Design and methods of the 1996 Medical Expenditure facility type, ownership, chain affiliation, certification, Panel Survey Nursing Home Component. Rockville (MD):Agency for Health Care Policy and Research; 1998. MEPS Methodology facility size, and location–for a nationally representative Report No. 3. AHCPR Pub. No. 98-0041. Design and Methods of the 1996 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Nursing Home Component MethodoloMethodologgyy