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. 2011 Dec 1;1(4):001.04.a05. doi: 10.5600/MMRR.001.04.A05

Exhibit 1. Dataset Names and Data Provided for the Analysis.

Dataset Name Data Provided
Medicare Enhanced Denominator File
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    Dual enrollee/non-dual enrollee status

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    Age

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    Gender

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    Race/ethnic origin

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    State code of residence of the beneficiary (U.S.Census Bureau assignment used to make regionalassignment)
Medicare Part D Prescription Event Data
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    National Drug Code

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    Patient out of pocket costs
Part D Benefit Phase file
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    Beneficiary benefit phase (i.e., gap and catastrophic coverage phases)
Part D Characteristics Data file
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    MAPD and PDP assignment of enrollees
CMS Hierarchical Condition Category model
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    Beneficiary risk scores
Medicare MEDPAR files
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    Hospitalization and skilled nursing facility stays
Minimum Data Set Assessment files
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    Nursing home stays
Medi-Span therapeutic classification system
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    Identification of cardiovascular agents (and therapeutic class assignment)

SOURCE Medicare Enhanced Denominator file, Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Event (PDE) files, Part D Benefit Phase file, Part D Characteristics Data file, CMS' Hierarchical Condition Category (CMS-HCC) prospective risk score model, Medicare Provider Analysis and Review (MEDPAR) files, Medicare Minimum Data Set (MDS) files, and the Medi-Span therapeutic classification system (Wolters Kluwer Health, 2009).