Medicare and Medicaid Resource Information Center (MedRIC)

Principal Investigator(s): Acumen LLC

Summary: MedRIC (Medicare and Medcaid Research Information Center) is a data system that facilitates the linkage of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) data and data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS). MedRIC contains information found in Medicare Claims data that can be linked with longitudinal data from the Health and Retirement Survey once the user has in place appropriate approvals. Information about applying for linked Health and Retirement Study and MedRIC's Medicare claims data c... (more info)

• These data are not available from ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners directly (via MedRIC) for details on obtaining the data and documentation.

Summary:   MedRIC (Medicare and Medcaid Research Information Center) is a data system that facilitates the linkage of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) data and data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS). MedRIC contains information found in Medicare Claims data that can be linked with longitudinal data from the Health and Retirement Survey once the user has in place appropriate approvals. Information about applying for linked Health and Retirement Study and MedRIC's Medicare claims data can be found on the Health and Retirement Study website.

Subject Terms:   health care, health care services, information systems, Medicaid, Medicare

Geographic Coverage:   United States

Data Collection Notes:

These data are not available for distribution by ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners directly for details on obtaining access to the data and documentation.