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This variable is contained in the following files:
SAS Name
BENE_IDENT_CD
The MEDPAR Beneficiary Identification Code (BIC) reported on the first claim record included in the stay.
MedPAR BENE_IDENT_CD Table.txt10.15 KB
RRB definitions —
Employee: a Medicare beneficiary who is still working or a worker who died before retirement
Annuitant: a person who retired under the railroad retirement act on or after 03/01/37
Pensioner: a person who retired prior to 03/01/37 and was included in the railroad retirement act
Source: NCH