Pre-ICL Long Term Care Pharmacy - days in 1 month supply

SAS Name
PRE_ICL_DAYS_LTCP_1M

This variable identifies the number of days in a one month supply of a drug on this tier, when using a long term care pharmacy (LTCP) during the pre-initial coverage limit (ICL) phase of the Part D benefit.

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)