Indicates Whether the Reference Year Plan is Part C, Part D or Both (2016)

SAS Name
PTCD_INDICATOR_16

This variable indicates whether the Plan for the Current Year (2016) is Medicare Part C, Part D or both. All Part C and D Plans are included in the file.

Comments

You may use this field to identify plans that offer either only the Part C benefit, the Part D benefit, or both. Note that plans that are identified as Part C may include other nonfee-for-service plans such as some demonstrations (i.e., not all plans identified as Part C plans are Medicare Advantage managed care plans).

Source: CCW (derived)

Code Code value
1 Part C only plan (any non-FFS; not all are MA)
2 Part D only plan
3 Both Part C and D plan