Description

For all persons, HIMCARE indicates whether the person had Medicare coverage for at least one day of the calendar year. This variable was constructed by AHRQ staff based on the values of the corresponding 12 month-by-month Medicare health insurance coverage variables (MCJA-MCDE).

Comparability

This variable is comparable over time.

Universe

Availability

• 1996-2022

Weights

• 1996-2022 : PERWEIGHT

Flags