Assessing the accuracy of survey reports of health insurance coverage using enrollment data.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To measure the accuracy of survey-reported data on features and type of health insurance coverage.

Data source

Enrollment records from a private insurer were used as sample for primary survey data collection in spring of 2015 using the Current Population Survey health insurance module.

Study design

A reverse record check study where households with individuals enrolled in a range of public and private health insurance plans (including the marketplace) were administered a telephone survey that included questions about general source of coverage (eg, employer), program name (eg, Medicaid), portal, premium, and subsidies.

Data collection/extraction methods

Survey data were matched back to enrollment records, which indicated coverage status at the time of

SUBMITTER: Pascale J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6736923 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature