_dta:
  1.  transcov2018 data set up by Jean Roth , jroth@nber.org , 8 Dec 2017
  2.  NBER URL: http://www.nber.org/data/cms-health-insurance-marketplace-public-use-files.html
  3.  Source Page: http://download.cms.gov/marketplace-puf/2018/transparency-in-coverage-puf.zip
  4.  Source File URL: https://www.cms.gov/CCIIO/Resources/Data-Resources/marketplace-puf.html
  5.  Source: "Transparency_in_Coverage_PUF.xlsx" workbook "PUF Transparency 2018" sheet
  6.  **********************************************************************
  7.  Legend:
  8.  * Issuer did not submit required Transparency in Coverage data
  9.  ** Suppressed data (<10)
 10.  *** New issuer for plan year; issuer not required to submit data
 11.  **** URL incomplete; does not include all required information
 12.  N/A Data not available or applicable to this issuer
 13.  **********************************************************************
 14.  Enrollment disclaimer:
 15.  Data on enrollment reflect issuer level data, for calendar year two years prior.
 16.  The data provided is an aggregate number for plans sold by an issuer on the Federally-facilitated Marketplaces (FFMs),
 17.  including FFMs where States perform plan management functions,
 18.  and State-based Marketplaces on the Federal Platform (SBM-FPs) only.
 19.  This information simply provides a raw number and is not a complete description of issuer or plan enrollment.
 20.  Enrollment is not necessarily indicative of issuer strength or plan quality.
 21.  Enrollment numbers reflect the number of individuals enrolled with an issuer as of
 22.  the end of the calendar year two years prior and do not reflect events that occur throughout the year.
 23.  Enrollment may change daily due to a variety of circumstances.
 24.  **********************************************************************
 25.  Disenrollment disclaimer:
 26.  Data on disenrollment reflects issuer level data, for calendar year two years prior.
 27.  The data provided is an aggregate number for plans sold by an issuer on the Federally-facilitated Marketplaces (FFMs),
 28.  including FFMs where States perform plan management functions,
 29.  and State-based Marketplaces on the Federal Platform (SBM-FPs) only.
 30.  The data includes disenrollment for all reasons, including but not limited to
 31.  failure to pay premiums and a consumer's voluntary decision to disenroll from a plan.
 32.  This data set includes all disenrollment for the specified time period.
 33.  This information simply provides a raw number and is not a complete description of an issuer or plan.
 34.  Disenrollment is not necessarily indicative of issuer strength or plan quality.
 35.  **********************************************************************

state:
  1.  State

issuer_name:
  1.  Issuer Name

issuerid:
  1.  Issuer ID

url_claims_payment_policies:
  1.  URL Claims Payment Policies

claims_received:
  1.  Claims Received

claims_denials:
  1.  Claims Denials

internal_appealsfiled:
  1.  Internal Appeals Filed

number_internal_appeals_overturn:
  1.  Number Internal Appeals Overturned

percent_internal_appeals_overtur:
  1.  Percent Internal Appeals Overturned

externalappealsfiled:
  1.  External Appeals Filed

number_external_appeals_overturn:
  1.  Number External Appeals Overturned

percent_external_appeals_overtur:
  1.  Percent External Appeals Overturned

financial_information:
  1.  Financial Information

enrollment_data:
  1.  Enrollment Data

disenrollment_data:
  1.  Disenrollment Data

  obs:           358                          
 vars:            15                          8 Dec 2017 14:03
 size:       243,798                          (_dta has notes)
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              storage   display    value
variable name   type    format     label      variable label
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state           str2    %9s                 * State
issuer_name     str88   %88s                * Issuer Name
issuerid        str8    %9s                 * Issuer ID
url_claims_payment_policies
                str434  %434s               * URL Claims Payment Policies
claims_received str8    %9s                 * Claims Received
claims_denials  str7    %9s                 * Claims Denials
internal_appealsfiled
                str5    %9s                 * Internal Appeals Filed
number_internal_appeals_overturn
                str4    %9s                 * Number Internal Appeals Overturned
percent_internal_appeals_overtur
                str17   %17s                * Percent Internal Appeals Overturned
externalappealsfiled
                str3    %9s                 * External Appeals Filed
number_external_appeals_overturn
                str3    %9s                 * Number External Appeals Overturned
percent_external_appeals_overtur
                str17   %17s                * Percent External Appeals Overturned
financial_information
                str63   %63s                * Financial Information
enrollment_data str11   %11s                * Enrollment Data
disenrollment_data
                str11   %11s                * Disenrollment Data
                                            * indicated variables have notes
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Sorted by: issuerid