Part D Initial Coverage Limit (ICL) Amount

SAS Name
ICL_AMT

Dollar amount of Initial Coverage Limit (ICL) applied by Part D plan. If no ICL is applied this field is blank.

Comments

The width of this value changed from 12 to 8 in 2009. The Initial Coverage Limit (ICL) phase of the Part D benefit is also referred to as the coverage gap. The CCW constructs the Plan Characteristics File from information submitted by Part D plan sponsors to CMS's Health Plan Management System (HPMS). Employer and National Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) plans are waived from reporting Plan Benefit Package Information. For those plans that did not report, the value of this variable will be blank.