United States MarketScan Commercial Claims and Encounters Database 2016
General Info
The MarketScan Commercial Claims and Encounters Database is a research database owned by Truven Health Analytics. It consists of annual employer and health plan sourced medical and drug data on millions of individuals, including those covered by employer sponsored private health insurance, their spouses, and dependents. Sample data elements include demographic data (age, gender, employment status, geographic location), inpatient and outpatient medical information (admission date and type, principal and secondary diagnosis codes, discharge status, major diagnostic category, principal and secondary procedure codes, DRGs, length of stay, place of service, and quantity of services), financial information (total and net payments, payments to physician, hospital, and total admission payments), drug information (generic product ID, average wholesale price, prescription drug payment, therapeutic class, days supplied, national drug code, refill number, and therapeutic group), and enrollment information.