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Variable: LICS_AMT

Amount paid for the PDE by Part D low income subsidy

Description

This is the amount of cost sharing for the drug that was paid by the Part D low-income subsidy (LICS). This field contains plan-reported amounts per drug event; CMS uses this information to reconcile the prospective payments it makes to Part D plans for expected low-income cost sharing with the actual amounts incurred by the plans.

Comment

This variable comes directly from the original PDE.

Values

n/a

Other Info

Some additional information on this variable:

  • Short Name: LICS_AMT
  • Long Name: LICS_AMT
  • Type: NUM
  • Length: 10
  • Source: PDE
  • Value Format:

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