This variable is the number of months during the year that the beneficiary was enrolled in a Medicare Special Needs Plan (SNP) for a chronic condition.
Comments
CCW creates this variable by linking the MBSF monthly Part D contract ID with the Plan Characteristics file, and then counting the months where the Plan Characteristics special needs plan variable indicated the plan was for a chronic condition (where SNP_TYPE = C). Additional details regarding C-SNP plans are available on the CMS website: https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/HealthPlans/SpecialNeedsPlans/C-SNPs
Values: 0-12, or null/missing (if no Medicare enrollment)
CCW creates this variable by linking the MBSF monthly Part D contract ID with the Plan Characteristics file, and then counting the months where the Plan Characteristics special needs plan variable indicated the plan was for a chronic condition (where SNP_TYPE = C). Additional details regarding C-SNP plans are available on the CMS website: https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/HealthPlans/SpecialNeedsPlans/C-SNPs
Values: 0-12, or null/missing (if no Medicare enrollment)
Source: MBSF (derived)