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Variable: DEATH_DT

Date of Death

Description

This variable indicates the date of death of the beneficiary. A null value means that no death date was reported for the beneficiary.

Comment

Many of these dates have not been verified with official U.S. records; the valid date of death switch variable (BENE_VALID_DEATH_DT_SW) identifies the death dates which have been verified.

Values

n/a

Other Info

Some additional information on this variable:

  • Short Name: DEATH_DT
  • Long Name: BENE_DEATH_DT
  • Type: DATE
  • Length: 8
  • Source: CMS Enrollment Database (EDB)
  • Value Format:

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