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5.1 Introduction 5.1 Introduction
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5.2 Index Construction 5.2 Index Construction
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5.3 Published Series 5.3 Published Series
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5.4 Changes to the Medical Care Component of the CPI 5.4 Changes to the Medical Care Component of the CPI
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5.5 The Scope of the CPI for Medical Care 5.5 The Scope of the CPI for Medical Care
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5.6 CPI and PCE Expenditure Comparison 5.6 CPI and PCE Expenditure Comparison
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5.7 The 1998 CPI Revision: Expenditure Weights 5.7 The 1998 CPI Revision: Expenditure Weights
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5.8 Selection of Outlets for Pricing 5.8 Selection of Outlets for Pricing
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5.9 Sample Rotation 5.9 Sample Rotation
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5.10 Improvements to Procedures for Prescription Drugs 5.10 Improvements to Procedures for Prescription Drugs
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5.11 BLS Improvements to the Hospital CPI 5.11 BLS Improvements to the Hospital CPI
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5.12 Health Insurance Pricing 5.12 Health Insurance Pricing
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5.13 Alternative Approaches to the Measurement of Medical Care Price Change 5.13 Alternative Approaches to the Measurement of Medical Care Price Change
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References References
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5 Medical Care in the Consumer Price Index
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Published:April 2001
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Abstract
The medical care component of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) is evolving into a more comprehensive measure of household medical expense price movement in the economy. The personal consumption expenditure is the part of gross domestic product that approximately corresponds to the CPI. The sample of retail outlets for most CPI basic indexes is drawn from the Point of Purchase Survey (POPS), conducted by the Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). As of publication of the January 1995 CPI, BLS changed the way the CPI treats prescription drugs that lose patent protection. The CPI has not been able to develop a feasible method to directly price health insurance. This chapter discusses the CPI's use of health expenditures, measurement approaches, and other methodological issues to obtain weights and prices. It looks at the organization of the CPI medical care major group as of January 1998, when a revised CPI was introduced.
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