This variable is the number of months during the year that the beneficiary had Medicare Part B coverage.
Comments
CCW creates this variable using the MBSF monthly Medicare entitlement buy-in variable. We count the months when any value indicates Part B coverage (i.e., where MDCR_ENTLMT_BUY_IND_MM in ('2' '3' 'B' 'C').
Within MMLEADS we include this monthly Medicare Entitlement/Buy-In Indicator variable as MDCR_BUYIN_01–12.
Values: 0-12, or null/missing (if no Medicare enrollment)
CCW creates this variable using the MBSF monthly Medicare entitlement buy-in variable. We count the months when any value indicates Part B coverage (i.e., where MDCR_ENTLMT_BUY_IND_MM in ('2' '3' 'B' 'C').
Within MMLEADS we include this monthly Medicare Entitlement/Buy-In Indicator variable as MDCR_BUYIN_01–12.
Values: 0-12, or null/missing (if no Medicare enrollment)
Source: MBSF (dervied)