Managed Care Plan Service Area Code — Latest in Year

This variable is contained in the following files:

SAS Name

MC_PLAN_SAREA_CD

Identifies the geographic unit under which the managed care entity is under contract to provide services; most recent in the calendar year.

Comments

The value was chosen using the last-best method for values from the monthly TAF (calendar year).

Source: T-MSIS Annual Managed Care Plan TAF

Code	Code value
1	Statewide — the managed care entity provides services to beneficiaries throughout the entire state.
2	County — the managed care entity provides services to beneficiaries in specified counties.
3	City — the managed care entity provides services to beneficiaries in specified cities.
4	Region — the managed care entity provides services to beneficiaries in specified regions, not defined by individual counties within the state (“region” is state-defined).
5	Zip code — the managed care entity program provides services to beneficiaries in specified zip codes.
6	Other — the managed care entity provides services to beneficiaries in "other" area(s), not statewide, county, city, or region.
Null/missing	Unknown/Missing