Common use of Identifiers Clause in Contracts

Identifiers. Each record contains the following ID variables: DUPERSID is the person identifier (either a dependent or a policyholder). RN is the round of the interview in which the enrollment data were collected. PHLDRIDX is the person identifier of the policyholder. ESTBIDX is an ID number for the establishment – employer, union, insurance company, or other – i.e., the source of insurance coverage on the record. EPRSIDX is a combination of ESTBIDX, PHLDRIDX, and RN and it uniquely identifies the insurance coverage that a policyholder obtains from an individual establishment. EPCPIDX is a combination of DUPERSID and EPRSIDX, and it uniquely identifies each record. JOBSIDX is a combination of the PHLDRIDX, a round identifier (RN), and a job number, and it uniquely identifies the policyholder’s job at the establishment that provided insurance (for employment-based coverage). For each person covered by a policyholder-establishment combination, the PHLDRIDX, ESTBIDX, and EPRSIDX appear on each plan record for that coverage. A person (DUPERSID) can be listed more than once on this file if (1) they are covered (as a policyholder or a dependent) by insurance policies from more than one establishment, or (2) they are covered in more than one round. Within each round, establishment-policyholder pairs (EPRSIDXs) can be listed more than once if the health plan a policyholder obtains from a given establishment also covers his/her dependents. As noted above, there is a PRPL record for each unique combination of establishment (source of insurance), round, and covered person (policyholder or dependent). The following table presents a hypothetical example that illustrates the relationship between the ID variables on this file. The first three rows of the table represent a situation where a person (DUPERSID=42) is listed three times in the PRPL file because she obtains insurance from the same establishment in all three rounds. Since the person is the policyholder, her DUPERSID is the same as the PHLDRIDX, which is repeated in the EPRSIDX, EPCPIDX, and JOBSIDX. The fourth and fifth rows of the table represent a situation where a person (DUPERSID=64) is listed twice in the PRPL file because she obtains insurance from more than one establishment. In this example, the second establishment is not an employer or union, so JOBSIDX is inapplicable (-1). The sixth, seventh, and eighth rows of the table represent a situation where a policyholder and two dependents obtain coverage through the policyholder’s employer (a unique establishment- policyholder pair within each round, EPRSIDX=44611). The policyholder’s PHLDRIDX appears in the EPRSIDX and the JOBSIDX for all three covered persons. The last two rows of the table represent a situation where a person is retired and has retiree insurance through a job that ended prior to 2013. In Panel 18, Round 1, the respondent reported the job from which the sample member retired, and MEPS does not ask about that job again. However, in each round we ask about the health insurance. So in Round 2 the JOBSIDX contains round number 1, when the jobs data were last collected. Finally, note that EPCPIDX uniquely identifies each record on the file. In order to conduct person-level analyses, it is necessary to identify all policies that cover each individual either as a policyholder or as a dependent. Since each person in the PRPL file is uniquely identified by the variable DUPERSID, person-level analyses can be conducted by examining all PRPL records containing each DUPERSID.

Identifiers. Each record contains the following ID variables: DUPERSID is the person identifier (either a dependent or a policyholder). RN is the round of the interview in which the enrollment data were collected. PHLDRIDX is the person identifier of the policyholder. ESTBIDX is an ID number for the establishment – employer, union, insurance company, or other – i.e., the source of insurance coverage on the record. EPRSIDX is a combination of ESTBIDX, PHLDRIDX, and RN and it uniquely identifies the insurance coverage that a policyholder obtains from an individual establishment. EPCPIDX is a combination of DUPERSID and EPRSIDX, and it uniquely identifies each record. JOBSIDX is a combination of the PHLDRIDX, a round identifier (RN), and a job number, and it uniquely identifies the policyholder’s job at the establishment that provided insurance (for employment-based coverage). For each person covered by a policyholder-establishment combination, the PHLDRIDX, ESTBIDX, and EPRSIDX appear on each plan record for that coverage. A person (DUPERSID) can be listed more than once on this file if (1) they are covered (as a policyholder or a dependent) by insurance policies from more than one establishment, or (2) they are covered in more than one round. Within each round, establishment-policyholder pairs (EPRSIDXs) can be listed more than once if the health plan a policyholder obtains from a given establishment also covers his/her dependents. As noted above, there is a PRPL record for each unique combination of establishment (source of insurance), round, and covered person (policyholder or dependent). The following table presents a hypothetical example that illustrates the relationship between the ID variables on this file. The first three rows of the table represent a situation where a person (DUPERSID=42) is listed three times in the PRPL file because she obtains insurance from the same establishment in all three rounds. Since the person is the policyholder, her DUPERSID is the same as the PHLDRIDX, which is repeated in the EPRSIDX, EPCPIDX, and JOBSIDX. The fourth and fifth rows of the table represent a situation where a person (DUPERSID=64) is listed twice in the PRPL file because she obtains insurance from more than one establishment. In this example, the second establishment is not an employer or union, so JOBSIDX is inapplicable (-1). The sixth, seventh, and eighth rows of the table represent a situation where a policyholder and two dependents obtain coverage through the policyholder’s employer (a unique establishment- policyholder pair within each round, EPRSIDX=44611). The policyholder’s PHLDRIDX appears in the EPRSIDX and the JOBSIDX for all three covered persons. The last two rows of the table represent a situation where a person is retired and has retiree insurance through a job that ended prior to 20132009. In Panel 1814, Round 1, the respondent reported the job from which the sample member retired, and MEPS does not ask about that job again. However, in each round we ask about the health insurance. So in Round 2 the JOBSIDX contains round number 1, when the jobs data were last collected. Finally, note that EPCPIDX uniquely identifies each record on the file. In order to conduct person-level analyses, it is necessary to identify all policies that cover each individual either as a policyholder or as a dependent. Since each person in the PRPL file is uniquely identified by the variable DUPERSID, person-level analyses can be conducted by examining all PRPL records containing each DUPERSID.

Identifiers. Each record contains the following ID variables: DUPERSID is the person identifier (either a dependent or a policyholder). RN is the round of the interview in which the enrollment data were collected. PHLDRIDX is the person identifier of the policyholder. ESTBIDX is an ID number for the establishment – employer, union, insurance company, or other – i.e., the source of insurance coverage on the record. EPRSIDX is a combination of ESTBIDX, PHLDRIDX, and RN and it uniquely identifies the insurance coverage that a policyholder obtains from an individual establishment. EPCPIDX is a combination of DUPERSID and EPRSIDX, and it uniquely identifies each record. JOBSIDX is a combination of the PHLDRIDX, a round identifier (RN), and a job number, and it uniquely identifies the policyholder’s job at the establishment that provided insurance (for employment-based coverage). For each person covered by a policyholder-establishment combination, the PHLDRIDX, ESTBIDX, and EPRSIDX appear on each plan record for that coverage. A person (DUPERSID) can be listed more than once on this file if (1) they are covered (as a policyholder or a dependent) by insurance policies from more than one establishment, or (2) they are covered in more than one round. Within each round, establishment-policyholder pairs (EPRSIDXs) can be listed more than once if the health plan a policyholder obtains from a given establishment also covers his/her dependents. As noted above, there is a PRPL record for each unique combination of establishment (source of insurance), round, and covered person (policyholder or dependent). The following table presents a hypothetical example that illustrates the relationship between the ID variables on this file. The first three rows of the table represent a situation where a person (DUPERSID=42) is listed three times in the PRPL file because she obtains insurance from the same establishment in all three rounds. Since the person is the policyholder, her DUPERSID is the same as the PHLDRIDX, which is repeated in the EPRSIDX, EPCPIDX, and JOBSIDX. The fourth and fifth rows of the table represent a situation where a person (DUPERSID=64) is listed twice in the PRPL file because she obtains insurance from more than one establishment. In this example, the second establishment is not an employer or union, so JOBSIDX is inapplicable (-1). The sixth, seventh, and eighth rows of the table represent a situation where a policyholder and two dependents obtain coverage through the policyholder’s employer (a unique establishment- policyholder pair within each round, EPRSIDX=44611). The policyholder’s PHLDRIDX appears in the EPRSIDX and the JOBSIDX for all three covered persons. The last two rows of the table represent a situation where a person is retired and has retiree insurance through a job that ended prior to 20132014. In Panel 1819, Round 1, the respondent reported the job from which the sample member retired, and MEPS does not ask about that job again. However, in each round we ask about the health insurance. So in Round 2 the JOBSIDX contains round number 1, when the jobs data were last collected. Finally, note that EPCPIDX uniquely identifies each record on the file. In order to conduct person-level analyses, it is necessary to identify all policies that cover each individual either as a policyholder or as a dependent. Since each person in the PRPL file is uniquely identified by the variable DUPERSID, person-level analyses can be conducted by examining all PRPL records containing each DUPERSID.

Identifiers. Each record contains the following ID variables: DUPERSID is the person identifier (either a dependent or a policyholder). RN is the round of the interview in which the enrollment data were collected. PHLDRIDX is the person identifier of the policyholder. ESTBIDX is an ID number for the establishment – employer, union, insurance company, or other – i.e., the source of insurance coverage on the record. EPRSIDX is a combination of ESTBIDX, PHLDRIDX, and RN and it uniquely identifies the insurance coverage that a policyholder obtains from an individual establishment. EPCPIDX is a combination of DUPERSID and EPRSIDX, and it uniquely identifies each record. JOBSIDX is a combination of the PHLDRIDX, a round identifier (RN), and a job number, and it uniquely identifies the policyholder’s job at the establishment that provided insurance (for employment-based coverage). For each person covered by a policyholder-establishment combination, the PHLDRIDX, ESTBIDX, and EPRSIDX appear on each plan record for that coverage. A person (DUPERSID) can be listed more than once on this file if (1) they are covered (as a policyholder or a dependent) by insurance policies from more than one establishment, or (2) they are covered in more than one round. Within each round, establishment-policyholder pairs (EPRSIDXs) can be listed more than once if the health plan a policyholder obtains from a given establishment also covers his/her dependents. As noted above, there is a PRPL record for each unique combination of establishment (source of insurance), round, and covered person (policyholder or dependent). The following table presents a hypothetical example that illustrates the relationship between the ID variables on this file. The first three rows of the table represent a situation where a person (DUPERSID=42) is listed three times in the PRPL file because she obtains insurance from the same establishment in all three rounds. Since the person is the policyholder, her DUPERSID is the same as the PHLDRIDX, which is repeated in the EPRSIDX, EPCPIDX, and JOBSIDX. The fourth and fifth rows of the table represent a situation where a person (DUPERSID=64) is listed twice in the PRPL file because she obtains insurance from more than one establishment. In this example, the second establishment is not an employer or union, so JOBSIDX is inapplicable (-1). The sixth, seventh, and eighth rows of the table represent a situation where a policyholder and two dependents obtain coverage through the policyholder’s employer (a unique establishment- policyholder pair within each round, EPRSIDX=44611). The policyholder’s PHLDRIDX appears in the EPRSIDX and the JOBSIDX for all three covered persons. The last two rows of the table represent a situation where a person is retired and has retiree insurance through a job that ended prior to 20132010. In Panel 1815, Round 1, the respondent reported the job from which the sample member retired, and MEPS does not ask about that job again. However, in each round we ask about the health insurance. So in Round 2 the JOBSIDX contains round number 1, when the jobs data were last collected. Finally, note that EPCPIDX uniquely identifies each record on the file. In order to conduct person-level analyses, it is necessary to identify all policies that cover each individual either as a policyholder or as a dependent. Since each person in the PRPL file is uniquely identified by the variable DUPERSID, person-level analyses can be conducted by examining all PRPL records containing each DUPERSID.

Identifiers. Each record contains the following ID variables: DUPERSID is the person identifier (either a dependent or a policyholder). RN is the round of the interview in which the enrollment data were collected. PHLDRIDX is the person identifier of the policyholder. ESTBIDX is an ID number for the establishment – employer, union, insurance company, or other – i.e., the source of insurance coverage on the record. EPRSIDX is a combination the concatenation of ESTBIDX, PHLDRIDX, and RN and it uniquely identifies the insurance coverage that a policyholder obtains from an individual establishment. EPCPIDX is a combination the concatenation of DUPERSID EPRSIDX and EPRSIDXDUPERSID, and it uniquely identifies each record. JOBSIDX is a combination the concatenation of the PHLDRIDX, a round identifier (RN), and a job number, and it uniquely identifies the policyholder’s job at the establishment that provided insurance (for employment-based coverage). For each person covered by a policyholder-establishment combination, the PHLDRIDX, ESTBIDX, and EPRSIDX appear on each plan record for that coverage. A person (DUPERSID) can be listed more than once on this file if (1) they are covered (as a policyholder or a dependent) by insurance policies from more than one establishment, or (2) they are covered in more than one round. Within each round, establishment-policyholder pairs (EPRSIDXs) can be listed more than once if the health plan a policyholder obtains from a given establishment also covers his/her dependents. As noted above, there is a PRPL record for each unique combination of establishment (source of insurance), round, and covered person (policyholder or dependent). The following table presents a hypothetical example that illustrates the relationship between the ID variables on this file. The first three rows of the table represent a situation where a person (DUPERSID=42) is listed three times in the PRPL file because she obtains insurance from the same establishment in all three rounds. Since the person is the policyholder, her DUPERSID is the same as the PHLDRIDX, which is repeated in the EPRSIDX, EPCPIDX, and JOBSIDX. The fourth and fifth rows of the table represent a situation where a person (DUPERSID=64) is listed twice in the PRPL file because she obtains insurance from more than one establishment. In this example, the second establishment is not an employer or union, so JOBSIDX is inapplicable (-1). The sixth, seventh, and eighth rows of the table represent a situation where a policyholder and two dependents obtain coverage through the policyholder’s employer (a unique establishment- policyholder pair within each round, EPRSIDX=44611). The policyholder’s PHLDRIDX appears in the EPRSIDX and the JOBSIDX for all three covered persons. The last two rows of the table represent a situation where a person is retired and has retiree insurance through a job that ended prior to 20132015. In Panel 1820, Round 1, the respondent reported the job from which the sample member retired, and MEPS does not ask about that job again. However, in each round we ask about the health insurance. So in Round 2 the JOBSIDX contains round number 1, when the jobs data were last collected. Finally, note that EPCPIDX uniquely identifies each record on the file. In order to conduct person-level analyses, it is necessary to identify all policies that cover each individual either as a policyholder or as a dependent. Since each person in the PRPL file is uniquely identified by the variable DUPERSID, person-level analyses can be conducted by examining all PRPL records containing each DUPERSID.

Identifiers. Each record contains the following ID variables: DUPERSID is the person identifier (either a dependent or a policyholder). RN is the round of the interview in which the enrollment data were collected. PHLDRIDX is the person identifier of the policyholder. ESTBIDX is an ID number for the establishment – employer, union, insurance company, or other – i.e., the source of insurance coverage on the record. EPRSIDX is a combination the concatenation of ESTBIDX, PHLDRIDX, and RN and it uniquely identifies the insurance coverage that a policyholder obtains from an individual establishment. EPCPIDX is a combination the concatenation of DUPERSID EPRSIDX and EPRSIDXDUPERSID, and it uniquely identifies each record. JOBSIDX is a combination the concatenation of the PHLDRIDX, a round identifier (RN), and a job number, and it uniquely identifies the policyholder’s job at the establishment that provided insurance (for employment-based coverage). For each person covered by a policyholder-establishment combination, the PHLDRIDX, ESTBIDX, and EPRSIDX appear on each plan record for that coverage. A person (DUPERSID) can be listed more than once on this file if (1) they are covered (as a policyholder or a dependent) by insurance policies from more than one establishment, or (2) they are covered in more than one round. Within each round, establishment-policyholder pairs (EPRSIDXs) can be listed more than once if the health plan a policyholder obtains from a given establishment also covers his/her dependents. As noted above, there is a PRPL record for each unique combination of establishment (source of insurance), round, and covered person (policyholder or dependent). The following table presents a hypothetical example that illustrates the relationship between the ID variables on this file. The first three rows of the table represent a situation where a person (DUPERSID=42) is listed three times in the PRPL file because she obtains insurance from the same establishment in all three rounds. Since the person is the policyholder, her DUPERSID is the same as the PHLDRIDX, which is repeated in the EPRSIDX, EPCPIDX, and JOBSIDX. The fourth and fifth rows of the table represent a situation where a person (DUPERSID=64) is listed twice in the PRPL file because she obtains insurance from more than one establishment. In this example, the second establishment is not an employer or union, so JOBSIDX is inapplicable (-1). The sixth, seventh, and eighth rows of the table represent a situation where a policyholder and two dependents obtain coverage through the policyholder’s employer (a unique establishment- policyholder pair within each round, EPRSIDX=44611). The policyholder’s PHLDRIDX appears in the EPRSIDX and the JOBSIDX for all three covered persons. The last two rows of the table represent a situation where a person is retired and has retiree insurance through a job that ended prior to 20132016. In Panel 1821, Round 1, the respondent reported the job from which the sample member retired, and MEPS does not ask about that job again. However, in each round we ask about the health insurance. So in Round 2 the JOBSIDX contains round number 1, when the jobs data were last collected. Finally, note that EPCPIDX uniquely identifies each record on the file. In order to conduct person-level analyses, it is necessary to identify all policies that cover each individual either as a policyholder or as a dependent. Since each person in the PRPL file is uniquely identified by the variable DUPERSID, person-level analyses can be conducted by examining all PRPL records containing each DUPERSID.

Identifiers. Each record contains the following ID variables: DUPERSID is the person identifier (either a dependent or a policyholder). RN is the round of the interview in which the enrollment data were collected. PHLDRIDX is the person identifier of the policyholder. ESTBIDX is an ID number for the establishment – establishment-employer, union, insurance company, company or other – i.e., other-that is the source of insurance coverage on the record. EPRSIDX is a combination of ESTBIDX, PHLDRIDX, and RN and it uniquely identifies the insurance coverage that a policyholder obtains from an individual establishment. EPCPIDX is a combination of DUPERSID and EPRSIDX, and it uniquely identifies each record. JOBSIDX is a combination of the PHLDRIDX, a round identifier (RN), and a job number, and it uniquely identifies the policyholder’s job at the establishment that provided insurance (for employment-based coverage). For each person covered by a policyholder-establishment combination, the PHLDRIDX, ESTBIDX, and EPRSIDX appear on each plan record for that coverage. A person (DUPERSID) can be listed more than once on this file if (1) if they are covered (as a policyholder or a dependent) by insurance policies from more than one establishment, or (2) if they are covered in more than one round. Within each round, establishment-policyholder pairs (EPRSIDXs) can be listed more than once if the health plan a policyholder obtains from a given establishment also covers his/her dependents. As noted above, there is a PRPL record for each unique combination of establishment (source of insurance), round, and covered person (policyholder or dependent). The following table presents a hypothetical example that illustrates the relationship between the ID variables on this file. The first three rows of the table represent a situation where a person (DUPERSID=42) is listed three times in the PRPL file because she obtains insurance from the same establishment in all three rounds. Since the person is the policyholder, her DUPERSID is the same as the PHLDRIDX, which is repeated in the EPRSIDX, EPCPIDX, and JOBSIDX. The fourth and fifth rows of the table represent a situation where a person (DUPERSID=64) is listed twice in the PRPL file because she obtains insurance from more than one establishment. In this example, the second establishment is not an employer or union, so JOBSIDX is inapplicable (-1). The sixth, seventh, and eighth rows of the table represent a situation where a policyholder and two dependents obtain coverage through the policyholder’s employer (a unique establishment- policyholder pair within each round, EPRSIDX=44611). The policyholder’s PHLDRIDX appears in the EPRSIDX and the JOBSIDX for all three covered persons. The last two rows of the table represent a situation where a person is retired and has retiree insurance through a job that ended prior to 20132007. In Panel 1812, Round 1, the respondent reported the job from which the sample member retired, and MEPS does not ask about that job again. However, in each round we ask about the health insurance. So in Round 2 the JOBSIDX contains round number 1, when the jobs data were last collected. Finally, note that EPCPIDX uniquely identifies each record on the file. In order to conduct person-level analyses, it is necessary to identify all policies that cover each individual either as a policyholder or as a dependent. Since each person in the PRPL file is uniquely identified by the variable DUPERSID, person-level analyses can be conducted by examining all PRPL records containing each DUPERSID.

Identifiers. Each record contains the following ID variables: DUPERSID is the person identifier (either a dependent or a policyholder). RN is the round of the interview in which the enrollment data were collected. PHLDRIDX is the person identifier of the policyholder. ESTBIDX is an ID number for the establishment – employer, union, insurance company, or other – i.e., the source of insurance coverage on the record. EPRSIDX is a combination of ESTBIDX, PHLDRIDX, and RN and it uniquely identifies the insurance coverage that a policyholder obtains from an individual establishment. EPCPIDX is a combination of DUPERSID and EPRSIDX, and it uniquely identifies each record. JOBSIDX is a combination of the PHLDRIDX, a round identifier (RN), and a job number, and it uniquely identifies the policyholder’s job at the establishment that provided insurance (for employment-based coverage). For each person covered by a policyholder-establishment combination, the PHLDRIDX, ESTBIDX, and EPRSIDX appear on each plan record for that coverage. A person (DUPERSID) can be listed more than once on this file if (1) they are covered (as a policyholder or a dependent) by insurance policies from more than one establishment, or (2) they are covered in more than one round. Within each round, establishment-policyholder pairs (EPRSIDXs) can be listed more than once if the health plan a policyholder obtains from a given establishment also covers his/her dependents. As noted above, there is a PRPL record for each unique combination of establishment (source of insurance), round, and covered person (policyholder or dependent). The following table presents a hypothetical example that illustrates the relationship between the ID variables on this file. The first three rows of the table represent a situation where a person (DUPERSID=42) is listed three times in the PRPL file because she obtains insurance from the same establishment in all three rounds. Since the person is the policyholder, her DUPERSID is the same as the PHLDRIDX, which is repeated in the EPRSIDX, EPCPIDX, and JOBSIDX. The fourth and fifth rows of the table represent a situation where a person (DUPERSID=64) is listed twice in the PRPL file because she obtains insurance from more than one establishment. In this example, the second establishment is not an employer or union, so JOBSIDX is inapplicable (-1). The sixth, seventh, and eighth rows of the table represent a situation where a policyholder and two dependents obtain coverage through the policyholder’s employer (a unique establishment- policyholder pair within each round, EPRSIDX=44611). The policyholder’s PHLDRIDX appears in the EPRSIDX and the JOBSIDX for all three covered persons. The last two rows of the table represent a situation where a person is retired and has retiree insurance through a job that ended prior to 20132012. In Panel 1817, Round 1, the respondent reported the job from which the sample member retired, and MEPS does not ask about that job again. However, in each round we ask about the health insurance. So in Round 2 the JOBSIDX contains round number 1, when the jobs data were last collected. Finally, note that EPCPIDX uniquely identifies each record on the file. In order to conduct person-level analyses, it is necessary to identify all policies that cover each individual either as a policyholder or as a dependent. Since each person in the PRPL file is uniquely identified by the variable DUPERSID, person-level analyses can be conducted by examining all PRPL records containing each DUPERSID.