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The HCUP family of databases can enable research on COVID-related health policy issues, including cost and quality of health services, medical practice patterns, access to healthcare programs, and outcomes of treatments at the national, State, and local market levels. is a free online query system that provides access to health statistics and information on hospital inpatient and emergency department utilization that can be used for COVID-19 planning and response. Access on obtaining HCUP data.

MEPS is the only national data source measuring how Americans use and pay for medical care, health insurance, and out-of-pocket spending. Data from MEPS can help provide insights for understanding the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Access on obtaining MEPS data.

Analytic Tools

AHRQ's Analytic Tools are available to assist in using the data and provide baseline summary statistics.

• Expenditures for COVID-19 Care in 2020
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    Groups ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes into over 530 clinical categories
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    Identifies diagnoses as chronic conditions
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    Identifies secondary diagnoses as comorbidities
• provides easy access to the latest HCUP-based statistics for specific healthcare information topics.
• provide frequently used estimates on household medical utilization and expenditures, demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, health insurance coverage, access to care and satisfaction with care, medical conditions, and prescribed medicine purchases.
• Retail and Mail Order Drugs Used in 2014–18 and Later Prescribed for COVID-19

Research and Analyses

AHRQ's research and analyses include new findings, publications, and research notes that may be of interest to those responding to the COVID-19 crisis. The Agency disseminates statistical briefs and working papers based on HCUP and MEPS data. Researchers also can learn more about publications using or .

• , Statistical Brief #300 (PDF, 365 KB)
• , Statistical Brief #298
• Patient Safety and COVID-19: A Qualitative Analysis of Concerns During the Public Health Emergency (PDF, 2.6 MB).
• , MEPS Research Findings #46
• , MEPS Research Findings #48
• , MEPS Research Findings #49
• , 2020, HCUP Statistical Brief #272 (PDF, 591 KB)
• , HCUP Statistical Brief #273 (PDF, 426 KB)
• , HCUP Statistical Brief #274 (PDF, 552 KB)
• , HCUP Statistical Brief #275 (PDF, 355 KB)
• , HCUP Statistical Brief #276 (PDF, 395 KB)
• , HCUP Statistical Brief #282
• , HCUP Statistical Brief #283 (PDF, 359 KB)
• , HCUP Statistical Brief #284 (PDF, 387 KB)
• , HCUP Statistical Brief #285 (PDF, 285 KB)