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This variable is the date the Part D plan sponsor began offering the particular plan benefit package.
This is the date the contract (CONTRACT_ID) and benefit package number (PLAN_ID) was first offered.
The CCW constructs the Plan Characteristics file from information submitted by plan sponsors to CMS’s Health Plan Management System (HPMS).
Source: CMS (HPMS files)
This is the date the contract (CONTRACT_ID) and benefit package number (PLAN_ID) was first offered.
The CCW constructs the Plan Characteristics file from information submitted by plan sponsors to CMS’s Health Plan Management System (HPMS).
Source: CMS (HPMS files)