This variable is contained in the following files:
SAS Name
BENE_ID
Encrypted CCW beneficiary identifier.
Comments
The AHC Bridge organizations obtained Medicare beneficiary identifying information (e.g., Medicare ID card [i.e. Health Insurance Claim Number or HIC, first and last name, date of birth) that the CMS AHC Model used to identify a CCW BENE_ID using an internal “crosswalk” process. A BENE_ID was not always obtained.
The BENE_ID is specific to the CCW and is not applicable to any other identification system or data source.
Within the AHC data file, unique beneficiaries are identified using the AHC_BENE_ID. You would only use the BENE_ID or MSIS_ID if you were attempting to link AHC data to other CCW data files.
The AHC Bridge organizations obtained Medicare beneficiary identifying information (e.g., Medicare ID card [i.e. Health Insurance Claim Number or HIC, first and last name, date of birth) that the CMS AHC Model used to identify a CCW BENE_ID using an internal “crosswalk” process. A BENE_ID was not always obtained.
The BENE_ID is specific to the CCW and is not applicable to any other identification system or data source.
Within the AHC data file, unique beneficiaries are identified using the AHC_BENE_ID. You would only use the BENE_ID or MSIS_ID if you were attempting to link AHC data to other CCW data files.
Source: AHC data system/CCW (derived)