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SAS Name
E_MEDICAREFFS_1 - 12
Monthly Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) indicator. January through December. If Medicare monthly buyin (E_BUYIN_<M>)is equal to '3' or 'C' and the monthly HMO indicator is '0' or 4' then FFS. If monthly HMO is '1' or '2' then cost based and if monthly HMO is 'A', 'B', or 'C' then 'risk-based'.
Code | Code value |
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1 | Fee-for-service (FFS) |
2 | Medicare Advantage (MA) Cost-based |
3 | MA Risk-based |
Null | Other, or no Medicare coverage during the month |