Medicare — Entitlement/Buy-In Indicator — November

SAS Name
MDCR_BUYIN_11

This variable is the monthly Medicare Part A and/or Part B entitlement indicator. There are separate variables for each of the 12 months during the year.

Comments

CCW obtains this directly from the MBSF BENE_MDCR_ENTLMT_BUYIN_IND_01–12 variables.

This variable indicates whether the beneficiary was entitled to Medicare Part A, Part B, or both for a given month. It also indicates whether the beneficiary’s state of residence paid his/her monthly premium for Part B coverage (and Part A if necessary). State Medicaid programs can pay those premiums for certain dual eligibles; this action is “buying in” and so this variable is the “buy-in code.”

Source: Medicare MBSF

Code Code value
0 Not entitled to Medicare
1 Part A only
2 Part B only
3 Part A and Part B
A Part A state buy-in
B Part B state buy-in
C Part A and Part B state buy-in
Null/missing Not Medicare enrolled for the month