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            | MEPS HC-98 |  
            | PANEL 9 LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK |  
            | DATE:  October 24, 2017 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | PMEDPY5 |  
            | Description: | USUAL 3RD PARTY PAYER FOR PMEDS - R5 |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 4469 |  
            | End: | 4470 |  
 
        
          
            |  |  |  |  
            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED |            257 |      6,131,557 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE |         12,522 |    225,176,226 |  
            | 1 PRIVATE INSURANCE |          2,152 |     50,756,122 |  
            | 2 MEDICARE |            134 |      2,438,473 |  
            | 3 MEDICAID |            668 |      7,851,382 |  
            | 4 VA |             95 |      1,911,531 |  
            | 5 TRICARE/CHAMPVA |             73 |      1,698,798 |  
            | 6 STATE/LOCAL GOVERNMENT |            126 |      2,277,096 |  
            | 7 OTHER |             85 |      1,672,087 |  
            | TOTAL |         16,112 |    299,913,273 |  
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