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Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey - Cost Supplement
The Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) - Cost Supplement File Microdata Public Use File (PUF) dataset provides information on expenditures and payment sources for all services used by Medicare beneficiaries, including co-payments, deductibles, and non-covered services.
Complete Metadata
| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| accrualPeriodicity | R/P1Y |
| bureauCode |
[
"009:38"
]
|
| contactPoint |
{
"fn": "Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey - OEDA",
"@type": "vcard:Contact",
"hasEmail": "mailto:MCBS@cms.hhs.gov"
}
|
| dataQuality |
true
|
| describedBy | https://data.cms.gov/sites/default/files/2025-01/CSPUF2022_Codebook.txt |
| describedByType | text/plain |
| description | The Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) - Cost Supplement File Microdata Public Use File (PUF) dataset provides information on expenditures and payment sources for all services used by Medicare beneficiaries, including co-payments, deductibles, and non-covered services. |
| distribution |
[
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey - Cost Supplement : 2018-12-31",
"mediaType": "application/zip",
"downloadURL": "https://data.cms.gov/sites/default/files/2024-08/CSPUF2018_Data.zip"
},
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey - Cost Supplement : 2019-12-31",
"mediaType": "application/zip",
"downloadURL": "https://data.cms.gov/sites/default/files/2024-08/CSPUF2019_Data.zip"
},
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey - Cost Supplement : 2020-04-28",
"mediaType": "application/zip",
"downloadURL": "https://data.cms.gov/sites/default/files/2024-08/CSPUF2020_Data.zip"
},
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey - Cost Supplement : 2021-02-12",
"mediaType": "application/zip",
"downloadURL": "https://data.cms.gov/sites/default/files/2024-08/CSPUF2021_Data.zip"
},
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey - Cost Supplement : 2022-01-07",
"mediaType": "application/zip",
"downloadURL": "https://data.cms.gov/sites/default/files/2025-01/13f8f755-6533-4adf-a4cf-5ca29161231f/CSPUF2022_Data.zip"
}
]
|
| identifier | https://data.cms.gov/data-api/v1/dataset/91ded8c4-7e64-42ff-a595-4a4eb55df910/data-viewer |
| issued | 2025-12-09 |
| keyword |
[
"health equity",
"medicare",
"medicare advantage",
"medicare prescription drug",
"national",
"original medicare",
"patient experience"
]
|
| landingPage | https://data.cms.gov/medicare-current-beneficiary-survey-mcbs/medicare-current-beneficiary-survey-cost-supplement |
| language |
[
"en-US"
]
|
| license | https://www.usa.gov/government-works |
| modified | 2026-02-19 |
| programCode |
[
"009:000"
]
|
| publisher |
{
"name": "Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services",
"@type": "org:Organization"
}
|
| references |
[
"https://data.cms.gov/sites/default/files/2025-01/CSPUF2022_DUG.pdf"
]
|
| temporal | 2018-01-01/2022-12-31 |
| theme |
[
"Medicare"
]
|
| title | Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey - Cost Supplement |
