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Accountable Health Communities (AHC) Model Data Now Available

CMS is pleased to announce the availability of a new Research Identifiable File (RIF) for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (Innovation Center) Accountable Health Communities (AHC) Model.

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CMMI Model Data Sharing (CMDS) Initiative Makes New Model Participation Data Available to Researchers

CMS is pleased to announce the availability of Research Identifiable Files (RIFs) for one additional CMS Innovation Center model.

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2022 and 2023 T-MSIS Medicaid and CHIP Data Now Available

CMS is pleased to announce that updated and preliminary Medicaid T-MSIS Analytic Files (TAFs) for service years 2022 and 2023, respectively, are now available.

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DUA Extension and Closure Policy

All DUAs, regardless of how the data is accessed, must be extended annually or closed if you are no longer using the data.

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Important Research Data Request & Access Policy Changes

(Updated 09/20/24): In February 2024, CMS announced planned changes to our research data access policy to help protect sensitive beneficiary information from increasing security risks.

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Introduction the the Use of Medicaid CHIP TAF (T-MSIS Analytic File) Data for Research
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Medicaid TAF (T-MSIS Analytic File) data are optimized for researchers to analyze enrollment,…

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Introduction to the Use of Medicare Encounter Data for Research
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Claims for a Medicare beneficiary enrolled in Medicare Advantage (also known as “Part C”) are…

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Introduction to the Use of Medicare Part D Data for Research
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Understanding the origin, structure and contents of the Medicare Part D data is essential to…

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