Part D Low Income Premium Subsidy 50%

SAS Name
PART_D_LIPS_50

This variable is the dollar amount of the monthly Part D low-income total premium subsidy (LIPS) for beneficiaries at the 50% subsidized level.

Comments

The CCW constructs the Plan Characteristics File from information submitted by 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.

Source: CMS (HPMS Files)