Variable: MDCR_STUS_CD_11
Medicare Status Code - November
Description
This variable indicates how a beneficiary currently qualifies for Medicare - in November.
Comment
Analysts can use this variable to quickly distinguish between the aged, disabled, and ESRD populations. This field is coded from age, original reason for entitlement, current reason for entitlement and ESRD indicator contained in the enrollment database at CMS. There are 12 monthly variables - where the 01 through 12 at the end of the variable name correspond with the month (e.g., 01 is January and 12 is December).
Values
This variable is coded, and will contain one of the following values.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 00 | Not enrolled in Medicare A or B this month |
| 10 | Aged without end-stage renal disease (ESRD) |
| 11 | Aged with ESRD |
| 20 | Disabled without ESRD |
| 21 | Disabled with ESRD |
| 31 | ESRD only |
Other Info
Some additional information on this variable:
- Short Name: MDCR_STUS_CD_11
- Long Name: MDCR_STATUS_CODE_11
- Type: CHAR
- Length: 2
- Source: CMS Common Medicare Environment (CME)
- Value Format: