LABEL:		Monthly cost sharing group under Part D low-income subsidy    
 
 
 DESCRIPTION: 	This variable indicates the beneficiary’s Part D low-income subsidy cost sharing group for a given month (August). The Part D benefit requires enrollees 
		to pay both premiums and cost-sharing, but the program also has a low-income subsidy (LIS) that covers some or all of those costs for certain low-income                          individuals, including deductibles and cost-sharing during the coverage gap.  
  

 SHORT NAME: 	CSTSHR08

 LONG NAME: 	CST_SHR_GRP_CD_08

 TYPE:		CHAR 
 
 LENGTH:  	2
 
 SOURCE: 	CMS Enrollment Database (EDB)
 
 VALUES:	00 = Not Medicare enrolled for the month
		** = Enrolled in Medicare A and/or B, but no Part D enrollment data for the beneficiary.  (This status was indicated as 'XX' for 2006-2009)

		Enrolled in Medicare A and/or B and enrolled in Part D and:
		01 = Beneficiary enrolled in Parts A and/or B, and Part D; deemed eligible for LIS with 100% premium subsidy and no copayment
		02 = Beneficiary enrolled in Parts A and/or B, and Part D; deemed eligible for LIS with 100% premium subsidy and low copayment
		03 = Beneficiary enrolled in Parts A and/or B, and Part D; deemed eligible for LIS with 100% premium subsidy and high copayment
		04 = Beneficiary enrolled in Parts A and/or B, and Part D; enrolled in LIS with 100% premium subsidy and high copayment
		05 = Beneficiary enrolled in Parts A and/or B, and Part D; enrolled in LIS with 100% premium subsidy and 15% copayment
		06 = Beneficiary enrolled in Parts A and/or B, and Part D; enrolled in LIS with 75% premium subsidy and 15% copayment
		07 = Beneficiary enrolled in Parts A and/or B, and Part D; enrolled in LIS with 50% premium subsidy and 15% copayment
		08 = Beneficiary enrolled in Parts A and/or B, and Part D; enrolled in LIS with 25% premium subsidy and 15% copayment
		09 = Beneficiary enrolled in Parts A and/or B, and Part D; no premium or cost sharing subsidy


		Enrolled in Medicare A and/or B, but not Part D enrolled and: 
		10 = Beneficiary enrolled in Parts A and/or B, but not Part D; employer receives RDS subsidy
		11 = Beneficiary enrolled in Parts A and/or B, but not Part D; beneficiary has creditable coverage from a plan that does not receive the RDS subsidy
		12 = Beneficiary enrolled in Parts A and/or B, but not Part D; not in an RDS plan and no creditable coverage
		13 = Beneficiary enrolled in Parts A and/or B, but not Part D; none of the above conditions have been met


 COMMENT:	CMS identifies beneficiaries with fully-subsidized Part D coverage by looking for individuals that have a 01, 02, or 03 for the month.  
		Other beneficiaries who are eligible for the LIS but do not receive a full subsidy have a 04, 05, 06, 07, or 08.  The remaining values indicate 
		that the individual is not eligible for subsidized Part D coverage.

		There are 12 monthly variables - where the 01 through 12 at the end of the variable name correspond with the month (e.g., 01 is January and 12 is December).