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MEPS HC 250 CODEBOOK
2023 PERSON ROUND PLAN FILE
DATE: June 27, 2025

Name
Start
End
Description
ANNDEDCTP
222   
223   
Plan deductible range
CMJINS
129   
131   
Current main job is the source of plan
COBRA
185   
187   
COBRA coverage
COVROUT_M18
165   
166   
Policy covers person not in RU
COVTYPIN
190   
190   
Single or family health insurance coverage plan
DECPHLDR
162   
162   
Deceased policyholder flag
DENTLINS
177   
178   
Type health insurance received: dental
DENTLINX
179   
180   
Type health insurance received: dental (edited)
DEPNDNT
135   
135   
Dependent of policy holder flag
DUPERSID
36   
45   
Person ID (DUID+PID)
EMPLSTAT
132   
133   
Policyholder employment status
EPCPIDX
1   
35   
Insurance source-phldr-dependent identifier
EPRSIDX
67   
91   
Unique insurance policy-source
ESTBIDX
56   
66   
Insurance source identifier
EVALCOVR
136   
137   
Covered at interview or December 31st
FYFLG
128   
128   
Person in full year file
HOSPINS
173   
174   
Type health insurance received: hosp phys/HMO
HSAACCT
224   
225   
HSA with this plan
INSURPRIVIDEX
92   
105   
Unique insurance plcy source-insurance identifier
JOBSFILE
125   
127   
Jobs file containing job information
JOBSIDX
109   
122   
Policyholder job-round identifier
JOBSINFR
123   
124   
Job identifier inferred not reported
MSUPINS
175   
176   
Type health insurance received: Medigap
NAMECHNG
229   
230   
Plan name change
NOPUFLG
164   
164   
Policyholder not in full year file
OOPELIG
191   
191   
Policyholder-insurance source has premium
OOPFLAG
215   
216   
OOPPREMX edit/imputation flag
OOPPREM
192   
199   
Monthly out-of-pocket premium
OOPPREMX
200   
206   
Monthly out-of-pocket premium (edited/imputed)
OOPX12X
207   
214   
Annual out-of-pocket premium (edited/imputed)
OUTPHLDR
163   
163   
Out-of-RU policyholder flag
PANEL
106   
107   
Panel number
PHLDRIDX
46   
55   
Policyholder person identifier
PHOLDER
134   
134   
Policy holder flag
PLANMETL
188   
189   
Plan metal level
PMEDINS
183   
184   
Type health insurance received: prescription drug
PREMLEVX
217   
219   
Portion of premium paid by family (edited)
PREMSUBZ
220   
221   
Cost of the premium subsidized
PRIVATECAT_M23
171   
172   
Category of private coverage
RN
108   
108   
Round number
STAT1
138   
139   
Insurance active in January
STAT10
156   
157   
Insurance active in October
STAT11
158   
159   
Insurance active in November
STAT12
160   
161   
Insurance active in December
STAT2
140   
141   
Insurance active in February
STAT3
142   
143   
Insurance active in March
STAT4
144   
145   
Insurance active in April
STAT5
146   
147   
Insurance active in May
STAT6
148   
149   
Insurance active in June
STAT7
150   
151   
Insurance active in July
STAT8
152   
153   
Insurance active in August
STAT9
154   
155   
Insurance active in September
STEXCH
169   
170   
State exchange coverage
TYPEFLAG_M23
167   
168   
Type of insurance source
UPRHMO_M23
226   
228   
HMO coverage (edited)
VISIONIN
181   
182   
Type health insurance received: vision
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