Special Needs Plan (SNP) – Condition Category 18 (Chronic Heart Failure and/or Diabetes)

SAS Name
CONDITION_CATEGORY_18

This variable identifies special needs plans (SNP) for Chronic Heart Failure and/or Diabetes (Condition Category 18).

Comments

The CCW constructs the Plan Characteristics File from information submitted by plan sponsors to CMS’s Health Plan Management System (HPMS).

Only SNP plans are included in this file (i.e., there are no blank/missing values for this field).

Source: CMS (HPMS Files)

Code Code value
N Not a SNP for this Condition Category
Y SNP for this Condition Category