Attachment A1 - MEPS New COVID-19 Delays in Receiving Care Items Crosswalk

Attachment A1 - MEPS New COVID-19 Delays in Receiving Care Items Crosswalk

Domain	Source	Source Item # and Question Text	MEPS Item # and Question Text	Rationale for Changes to Source Question Text
Barriers to care- COVID	MEPS	AC210. The following questions are about the use of health care. Do not include dental care or prescription medicines. Please think about the last 12 months, that is, between {MONTH YEAR-1} and today. {{Have you/Has {PERSON}} delayed seeking medical care/Has medical care been delayed for anyone in the household} because of worry about the cost? Response Options: Yes/No/DK/RF	CV10. The following questions are about the impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the use of health care. For this question, do not include dental care or prescription medicines. Between March 2020 and today, {{have you/has {PERSON}} delayed seeking any medical care/has medical care been delayed for anyone in the household} because of the coronavirus pandemic? Response Options: Yes/No/DK/RF	The new items were modeled on the MEPS Barriers to Care items and the Census Pulse wording “coronavirus pandemic”. The reference period for the MEPS Barriers to Care items were modified to match the start of nation-wide shut downs due to the pandemic (March 2020) to the interview date in spring 2021. Spring 2021 is MEPS first opportunity to ask questions pertaining to the coronavirus pandemic.
	Census Pulse	Q37. At any time in the last 4 weeks, did you DELAY getting medical care because of the coronavirus pandemic? Response Options: Yes/No
	MEPS	AC220. Who was that? PROBE: Did anyone else delay seeking medical care because of worry about the cost? ENTER ALL THAT APPLY. Response Options: RU PERSON ROSTER	CV20. Who was that? PROBE: Did anyone else delay seeking medical care because of the coronavirus pandemic? ENTER ALL THAT APPLY. Response Options: RU PERSON ROSTER	“the coronavirus pandemic” is substituted for “worry about the cost?”
Barriers to care- COVID	MEPS	AC250. Now please think only about dental care. In the last 12 months [that is, between {MONTH YEAR-1} and today], {have you/has {PERSON}} delayed seeking dental care (including check-ups)/has dental care (including checkups) been delayed for anyone in the household} because of worry about the cost? Response Options: Yes/No/DK/RF	C30. Now please think only about dental care. Between March 2020 and today, {{have you/has {PERSON}} delayed seeking dental care (including check-ups)/has dental care (including check-ups) been delayed for anyone in the household} because of the coronavirus pandemic? Response Options: Yes/No/DK/RF	“the coronavirus pandemic” is substituted for “worry about the cost?”
	MEPS	AC260. Who was that? PROBE: Did anyone else delay seeking dental care (including check-ups) because of worry about the cost? ENTER ALL THAT APPLY. Response Options: RU PERSON ROSTER	CV40. Who was that? PROBE: Did anyone else delay seeking dental care (including check-ups) because of the coronavirus pandemic? ENTER ALL THAT APPLY. Response Options: RU PERSON ROSTER	“the coronavirus pandemic” is substituted for “worry about the cost?”
	MEPS	AC290. Please think about the last 12 months, that is, between {MONTH YEAR-1} and today. {{Have you/Has {PERSON}} delayed getting prescription medicines/Have prescription medicines been delayed for anyone in the household} because of worry about the cost? Response Options: Yes/No/DK/RF	CV50. Now please think only about prescription medicines. Between March 2020 and today, {{have you/has {PERSON}} delayed getting prescription medicines/have prescription medicines been delayed for anyone in the household} because of the coronavirus pandemic? Response Options: Yes/No/DK/RF	“the coronavirus pandemic” is substituted for “worry about the cost?”
	MEPS	AC300. Who was that? PROBE: Did anyone else delay getting prescription medicines because of worry about the cost? ENTER ALL THAT APPLY. Response Options: RU PERSON ROSTER	CV60. Who was that? PROBE: Did anyone else delay getting prescription medicines because of the coronavirus pandemic? ENTER ALL THAT APPLY. Response Options: RU PERSON ROSTER	“the coronavirus pandemic” is substituted for “worry about the cost?”

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