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Total number of months of part A coverage.
This variable is the number of months during the year that the beneficiary had Medicare Part A coverage. (this is sometimes referred to as health insurance coverage - or Medicare HI coverage).
CCW derives this variable by counting the number of months where the beneficiary had Part A coverage (i.e., the BUYINXX variable equaled 1, A, 3, or C).
CCW derives this variable by counting the number of months where the beneficiary had Part A coverage (i.e., the BUYINXX variable equaled 1, A, 3, or C).