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MEPS HC-215 CODEBOOK
2019 PERSON ROUND PLAN FILE
DATE: July 26, 2021

Name
Start
End
Description
ANNDEDCT
246   
247   
Annual deductible
CMJINS
130   
131   
Current main job is the source of plan
COBRA
210   
212   
COBRA coverage
COVROUT_M18
192   
193   
Policy covers person not in RU
COVTYPIN
215   
215   
Single or family health insurance coverage plan
DECPHLDR
189   
189   
Deceased policyholder flag
DENTLINS
204   
205   
Type health insurance received: dental
DEPNDNT
136   
136   
Dependent of policy holder flag
DUPERSID
36   
45   
Person identifier
EMPLSTAT
132   
134   
Policyholder employment status
EPCPIDX
1   
35   
Insurance source-phldr-dependent identifier
EPRSIDX
67   
91   
Unique insurance policy-source
ESTBIDX
56   
66   
Insurance source identifier
EVALCOVR
139   
140   
Covered at interview or December 31st
FYFLG
129   
129   
Person in full year file
HOSPINSX
200   
201   
Type health insurance received: hospital phys/HMO (edited)
HSAACCT
248   
249   
HSA with this plan
InsurPrivIDEX
92   
105   
Unique insurance policy source-insurance identifier
JOBSFILE
125   
127   
Jobs file containing job information
JOBSIDX
109   
122   
Policyholder job-round identifier
JOBSINFR
123   
124   
Job identifier inferred not reported
MSUPINSX
202   
203   
Type health insurance received: Medigap (edited)
NAMECHNG
253   
254   
Plan name change
NOPUFLG
191   
191   
Policyholder not in full year or point-in-time files
OOPELIG
216   
216   
Policyholder-insurance source has premium
OOPFLAG
239   
240   
OOPPREMX edit/imputation flag
OOPPREM
217   
223   
Monthly out-of-pocket premium
OOPPREMX
224   
230   
Monthly out-of-pocket premium (edited/imputed)
OOPX12X
231   
238   
Annual out-of-pocket premium (edited/imputed)
OUTPHLDR
190   
190   
Out-of-RU policyholder flag
PANEL
106   
107   
Panel number
PHLDRCHNG
137   
138   
Change to PHLDRIDX on reviewed coverage
PHLDRIDX
46   
55   
Policyholder person identifier
PHOLDER
135   
135   
Policy holder flag
PITFLG
128   
128   
Person in point-in-time file
PLANMETL
213   
214   
Plan metal level
PMEDINS
208   
209   
Type health insurance received: prescription drug
PREMLEVX
241   
243   
Portion of premium paid by family (edited)
PREMSUBZ
244   
245   
Cost of the premium subsidized
PrivateCat
198   
199   
Category of private coverage
RN
108   
108   
Round number
STATUS1
141   
142   
Insurance active in month 1
STATUS10
159   
160   
Insurance active in month 10
STATUS11
161   
162   
Insurance active in month 11
STATUS12
163   
164   
Insurance active in month 12
STATUS13
165   
166   
Insurance active in month 13
STATUS14
167   
168   
Insurance active in month 14
STATUS15
169   
170   
Insurance active in month 15
STATUS16
171   
172   
Insurance active in month 16
STATUS17
173   
174   
Insurance active in month 17
STATUS18
175   
176   
Insurance active in month 18
STATUS19
177   
178   
Insurance active in month 19
STATUS2
143   
144   
Insurance active in month 2
STATUS20
179   
180   
Insurance active in month 20
STATUS21
181   
182   
Insurance active in month 21
STATUS22
183   
184   
Insurance active in month 22
STATUS23
185   
186   
Insurance active in month 23
STATUS24
187   
188   
Insurance active in month 24
STATUS3
145   
146   
Insurance active in month 3
STATUS4
147   
148   
Insurance active in month 4
STATUS5
149   
150   
Insurance active in month 5
STATUS6
151   
152   
Insurance active in month 6
STATUS7
153   
154   
Insurance active in month 7
STATUS8
155   
156   
Insurance active in month 8
STATUS9
157   
158   
Insurance active in month 9
STEXCH
196   
197   
State exchange coverage
TYPEFLAG
194   
195   
Type of insurance source
UPRHMO
250   
252   
HMO coverage (edited)
VISIONIN
206   
207   
Type health insurance received: vision
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