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This variable is contained in the following files:
SAS Name
PTD_PLAN_CVRG_MONS
This variable is the number of months during the year that the beneficiary had Medicare Part D coverage. CCW derives this variable by counting the number of months where the beneficiary had Part D coverage.
The value in this field is between '00' through '12'.
A Part D covered month is one where the first value of the monthly PTD_CNTRCT_ID_XX variable equaled H, R, S, or E or the value was X followed by 4 alphanumeric characters.
A Part D covered month is one where the first value of the monthly PTD_CNTRCT_ID_XX variable equaled H, R, S, or E or the value was X followed by 4 alphanumeric characters.
A Part D covered month is one where the first value of the monthly PTD_CNTRCT_ID_XX variable equaled H, R, S, or E or the value was X followed by 4 alphanumeric characters.