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MEPS HC-223 CODEBOOK
2020 PERSON ROUND PLAN FILE
DATE: April 26, 2023

Name
Start
End
Description
ANNDEDCT
225   
226   
Annual deductible
CMJINS
129   
131   
Current main job is the source of plan
COBRA
189   
191   
COBRA coverage
COVROUT_M18
170   
171   
Policy covers person not in RU
COVTYPIN
194   
194   
Single or family health insurance coverage plan
DECPHLDR
167   
167   
Deceased policyholder flag
DENTLINS
183   
184   
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
EVALCOV5
141   
142   
Covered at Round 5 interview
EVALCOVR
139   
140   
Covered at interview or December 31st
FYFLG
128   
128   
Person in full year file
HOSPINSX
179   
180   
Type health insurance received: hosp phys/HMO (ed)
HSAACCT
227   
228   
HSA with this plan
InsurPrivIDEX
92   
105   
Unique insurance plcy 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
181   
182   
Type health insurance received: Medigap (edited)
NAMECHNG
232   
233   
Plan name change
NOPUFLG
169   
169   
Policyholder not in full year file
OOPELIG
195   
195   
Policyholder-insurance source has premium
OOPFLAG
218   
219   
OOPPREMX edit/imputation flag
OOPPREM
196   
202   
Monthly out-of-pocket premium
OOPPREMX
203   
209   
Monthly out-of-pocket premium (edited/imputed)
OOPX12X
210   
217   
Annual out-of-pocket premium (edited/imputed)
OUTPHLDR
168   
168   
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
PLANMETL
192   
193   
Plan metal level
PMEDINS
187   
188   
Type health insurance received: prescription drug
PREMLEVX
220   
222   
Portion of premium paid by family (edited)
PREMSUBZ
223   
224   
Cost of the premium subsidized
PrivateCat
177   
178   
Category of private coverage
RN
108   
108   
Round number
STAT1
143   
144   
Insurance active in January
STAT10
161   
162   
Insurance active in October
STAT11
163   
164   
Insurance active in November
STAT12
165   
166   
Insurance active in December
STAT2
145   
146   
Insurance active in February
STAT3
147   
148   
Insurance active in March
STAT4
149   
150   
Insurance active in April
STAT5
151   
152   
Insurance active in May
STAT6
153   
154   
Insurance active in June
STAT7
155   
156   
Insurance active in July
STAT8
157   
158   
Insurance active in August
STAT9
159   
160   
Insurance active in September
STEXCH
175   
176   
State exchange coverage
TYPEFLAG
172   
174   
Type of insurance source
UPRHMO
229   
231   
HMO coverage (edited)
VISIONIN
185   
186   
Type health insurance received: vision
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