MarketScan Benefit Plan Design Database
- Description
MarketScan is one of the largest and longest running proprietary US claims databases used for healthcare research. The data come from a selection of large employers, health plans, and government and public organizations. The database includes de-identified, patient-level longitudinal data for nearly 300 million unique patients, using data from several domains.
The Benefit Plan Design Database consists of data for selected benefit plans represented in the MarketScan Research Databases from 1995 forward. It includes information about plan enrollment start and end dates, deductibles, coinsurance, copayments, and out-of-pocket-maximum amounts. It links to the other MarketScan Research Databases using the enrollee identifier (ENROLID) field. There is one record in the Benefit Plan Design Database for each linked ENROLID. The record contains the plan provisions of that individual’s medical plan.
- Publisher
- Timeframe
- 1995 - Present
- Geographic Coverage
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Access
- Restrictions
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Application Required
- Instructions
The 8 most recent years of data are available upon request from the Population Health Data Hub. Users should review the data dictionaries and include a detailed description of cohort criteria and requested data elements when submitting their request. Please allow several months for the data extraction process depending on the complexity of the request.
There are no fees to use MarketScan data for unfunded research purposes. For grant-funded research, Merative charges a fee based on award amount; for commercially-funded research, the fee is negotiated with Merative on a case-by-case basis.
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Documentation
Data dictionary and user guide
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