Types of Coverage through the Establishment. The establishments in the PRPL file provide private health insurance covering hospital/physician, Medicare supplemental insurance, dental, vision, or prescription medication insurance. The variable PRIVCAT identifies the type of source for hospital and physician or Medicare supplemental insurance. HOSPINSX and MSUPINSX are edited establishment- policyholder flags for whether the policyholder has physician/hospital and Medigap coverage, respectively, through the establishment. However, even when PRIVCAT indicates there is either hospital/physician or Medigap coverage, both HOSPINSX and MSUPINSX may have missing values. Note also that both HOSPINSX and MSUPINSX may be coded “yes” (1) on the same record. DENTLINS, VISIONIN, and PMEDINS flags indicate the establishment provides coverage for dental care, vision care, and prescription medications, respectively. Below are examples of how to use these variables to identify types of insurance: Identifying Types of Insurance Variable and Values Hospital and physician or Medicare supplemental insurance PRIVCAT in (1,2,3,4,5,99) Medicare supplemental insurance MSUPINSX = 1 Hospital and physician insurance PRIVCAT in (1,2,3,4,5,99) & MSUPINSX ne 1 Dental insurance DENTLINS = 1 The variable COBRA is a flag for whether the respondent reported that the coverage was obtained through the requirements of the COBRA of 1986. This act requires that certain employers allow some former employees to continue their employment-based coverage by paying the employer the premium (U.S. Department of Labor). This flag does not, however, indicate all the coverage through former employers, which can be determined using TYPEFLAG and links to former jobs in the JOBS file. COBRA is set to “yes” if any of the three following conditions are met:
1. The respondent said insurance from a previous job is the source of coverage and the respondent answered yes to either HP14 or OE14 (depending on when the job ended): Some employer insurance can be continued after leaving the company by continuing to pay the premium. This is sometimes referred to as a COBRA plan. Is (POLICYHOLDER)’s (ESTABLISHMENT) insurance like that? Or Did that health insurance continue through COBRA?
2. The respondent said COBRA is the source of insurance through a self-insured firm with firm-size one (HX03)
3. The respondent said COBRA is the source of insurance not elsewhere reported (HX23) COBRA is set to “no” (2) when the insurance was not COBRA coverage. COBRA is set to “inap...
Types of Coverage through the Establishment. The establishments in the PRPL file provide private health insurance covering hospital/physician, Medicare supplemental insurance, dental, vision, or prescription medication insurance. The variable PRIVCAT identifies the type of source for hospital and physician or Medicare supplemental insurance. HOSPINSX and MSUPINSX are edited establishment-policyholder flags for whether the policyholder has physician/hospital and medigap coverage, respectively, through the establishment. However, even when PRIVCAT indicates there is either hospital/physician or medigap coverage, both HOSPINSX and MSUPINSX may have missing values. Note also that both HOSPINSX and MSUPINSX may be coded “yes’ on the same record. DENTLINS, VISIONIN, and PMEDINS flags indicate the establishment provides coverage for dental care, vision care, and prescription medications, respectively. Below are examples of how to use these variables to identify types of insurance:
Types of Coverage through the Establishment. The establishments in the PRPL file provide private health insurance covering hospital/physician, Medicare supplemental insurance, dental, vision, or prescription medication insurance. The variable PRIVCAT identifies the type of source for hospital and physician or Medicare supplemental insurance. Starting in 2014, the variable PRIVCAT may have the additional value “6, STATE EXCHANGE.” HOSPINSX and MSUPINSX are edited establishment-policyholder flags for whether the policyholder has physician/hospital and Medigap coverage, respectively, through the establishment. However, even when PRIVCAT indicates there is either hospital/physician or Medigap coverage, both HOSPINSX and MSUPINSX may have missing values. Note also that both HOSPINSX and MSUPINSX may be coded “yes” (1) on the same record. DENTLINS, VISIONIN, and PMEDINS flags indicate the establishment provides coverage for dental care, vision care, and prescription medications, respectively. Below are examples of how to use these variables to identify types of insurance: Identifying Types of Insurance Variable and Values Hospital and physician or Medicare supplemental insurance PRIVCAT in (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 99) Medicare supplemental insurance MSUPINSX = 1 Hospital and physician insurance PRIVCAT in (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 99) & MSUPINSX ne 1 Dental insurance DENTLINS = 1 The variable COBRA is a flag for whether the respondent reported that the coverage was obtained through the requirements of the COBRA of 1986. This act requires that certain employers allow some former employees to continue their employment-based coverage by paying the employer the premium (U.S. Department of Labor). This flag does not, however, indicate all the coverage through former employers, which can be determined using TYPEFLAG and links to former jobs in the JOBS file. COBRA is set to “yes” if any of the three following conditions are met:
1. The respondent said insurance from a previous job is the source of coverage and the respondent answered yes to either HP14 or OE14 (depending on when the job ended): Some employer insurance can be continued after leaving the company by continuing to pay the premium. This is sometimes referred to as a COBRA plan. {Is/Was} (POLICYHOLDER)’s (ESTABLISHMENT) insurance like that {on (END DATE)}? Or Did that health insurance continue through COBRA?
2. The respondent said COBRA is the source of insurance through a self-insured firm with firm-size = 1 (HX03)
3. The respondent said COBRA is the source of in...
Types of Coverage through the Establishment. The establishments in the PRPL file provide private health insurance covering hospital/physician, Medicare supplemental insurance, dental, vision, or prescription medication insurance. The variable PrivateCat identifies the type of source for hospital and physician or Medicare supplemental insurance. HOSPINSX and MSUPINSX are edited establishment-policyholder flags for whether the policyholder has physician/hospital and Medigap coverage, respectively, through the establishment. However, even when PrivateCat indicates there is either hospital/physician or Medigap coverage, both HOSPINSX and MSUPINSX may have missing values. Note also that both HOSPINSX and MSUPINSX may be coded 1 YES on the same record. DENTLINS, VISIONIN, and PMEDINS flags indicate the establishment provides coverage for dental care, vision care, and prescription medications, respectively. Below are examples of how to use these variables to identify types of insurance: Hospital and physician or Medicare supplemental insurance PrivateCat in (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 99) Medicare supplemental insurance MSUPINSX = 1 Hospital and physician insurance PrivateCat in (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 99) & MSUPINSX ne 1 Dental insurance DENTLINS = 1 The variable COBRA is a flag for whether the respondent reported that the coverage was obtained through the requirements of the COBRA of 1986. This act requires that certain employers allow some former employees to continue their employment-based coverage by paying the employer the premium (U.S. Department of Labor). This flag does not, however, indicate all the coverage through former employers, which can be determined using TYPEFLAG and links to former jobs in the JOBS file. In the PRPL file, COBRA is set to 1 YES when COBRA coverage is indicated at HP140. COBRA is set to 2 NO when the insurance was not COBRA coverage. COBRA is set to -1 INAPPLICABLE when the coverage was not employment-based, and when the coverage was through a current job. COBRA is set to -15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED for retirement jobs first reported in the Employment section in Round 1 (EM380 or EM390), retirement jobs first reported in the Employment section for new RU members (EM380 or EM390), and insurance through unions reported in the Insurance section (HX200/HX300). In a few cases, self-employed persons with firm size = 1 reported buying coverage through a previous job, and these cases are coded as yes or no, while other insurance through self-employment with firm size = 1 is coded -1 INAPPLICABLE. ...
