2021 Preliminary Medicaid and CHIP Data Now Available

CMS is pleased to announce the availability of Preliminary Medicaid T-MSIS Analytic Files (TAFs) for calendar year 2021. The TAF research files* contain data on Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) beneficiary demographics, program enrollment, service use, and payments. They are designed to meet the diverse research needs of the Medicaid and CHIP data user community.

2020 Medicare Advantage (Part C) Encounter Data Now Available

CMS is pleased to announce the availability of updated 2020 Medicare Advantage (Part C) Encounter data. In June 2022, CMS released a “Preliminary” version of the 2020 Medicare Advantage (MA) Encounter RIFs to give researchers earlier access to Encounter data for that service year. The Preliminary 2020 RIF data was not fully mature because Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs) were still submitting encounter records for that service year to CMS.

CMS RIF Request Disclaimers

Requesters of CMS data are solely responsible for the completeness and accuracy of their data request. 

During the request process, the requester will be asked to explicitly confirm the accuracy of the request and acknowledge the below disclaimers when submitting the signed documents to ResDAC.

Disclaimers