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*Welcome to the MCBS Roundup for May 2024!*

The MCBS Roundup is a bi-monthly digest of recent product announcements from the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS).

*Public Use File on Socio-demographic and Health Characteristics of Medicare Beneficiaries Living in the Community by Metropolitan Residence Status in 2021 Now Available*

April 30, 2024: CMS released a new public use file on Socio-demographic and Health Characteristics of Medicare Beneficiaries Living in the Community by Metropolitan Residence Status [ https://www.cms.gov/data-research/research/medicare-current-beneficiary-survey/data-tables/mcbs-socio-demographic-and-health-characteristics-medicare-beneficiaries-living-community ]. This public use file uses 2021 Survey File data from the MCBS. Also released was an infographic; Health Status and Access to Care Among Medicare Beneficiaries Living in the Community by Metropolitan Residence Status [ https://www.cms.gov/data-research/research/medicare-current-beneficiary-survey/data-briefs-tutorials/mcbs-health-characteristics-medicare-beneficiaries-living-community-metropolitan-residence-status ].

*2022 Survey File LDS Research Files Order Form*

May 2, 2024: CMS updated the MCBS LDS order form to include the 2022 Survey File LDS Research File. The planned release for this file is late June, 2024.

*Oral Health Among Medicare Beneficiaries Living in the Community in 2021 *

April 9, 2024: CMS released 3 products related to oral health 1) Infographic on Oral Health Among Medicare Beneficiaries [ https://www.cms.gov/data-research/research/medicare-current-beneficiary-survey/data-briefs-tutorials/oral-health-among-medicare-beneficiaries-2021-infographic-0 ] living in the community in 2021 2) Poster on Utilization of Dental Services and Out-of-Pocket Expenses [ https://www.cms.gov/data-research/research/medicare-current-beneficiary-survey/data-briefs-tutorials/mcbs-utilization-dental-services-and-out-pocket-expenses-poster ] by Medicare beneficiaries living in the community 3) Poster on the Association Between Oral Health and General Health [ https://www.cms.gov/data-research/research/medicare-current-beneficiary-survey/data-briefs-tutorials/mcbs-associations-between-oral-health-and-general-health-poster ] among Medicare beneficiaries.

*2023 MCBS Annotated Bibliography *

March 28, 2024: CMS released the MCBS 2023 Annotated Bibliography. This bibliography can be found on the MCBS website: MCBS 2023 Annotated Bibliography [ https://www.cms.gov/data-research/research/medicare-current-beneficiary-survey/bibliography/2023 ]. Annually the MCBS posts a listing of peer reviewed journal articles and government publications which utilize the MCBS data in their analysis. Starting with calendar year 2020, the bibliographies include annotations for each source, which describe the research question, analysis, and findings

*Want to learn more about the MCBS?*

Please visit the following page for more information: Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) [ https://www.cms.gov/research-statistics-data-and-systems/files-for-order/limiteddatasets/mcbs ].  MCBS Limited Data Sets (LDS) are available to researchers with a data use agreement (DUA). Requests for the MCBS LDS files must be made through the CMS DUA tracking system known as the Enterprise Privacy Policy Engine (EPPE). Information on ordering MCBS files from CMS, including instructions for accessing and using EPPE to make a request, can be obtained through the CMS LDS website: Limited Data Set (LDS) [ https://www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/Files-for-Order/Data-Disclosures-Data-Agreements/DUA_-_NewLDS ]. MCBS Public Use Files (PUFs) are available to the public as free downloads and can be found through the CMS PUF website at MCBS Public Use File (PUF) [ https://www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/Downloadable-Public-Use-Files/MCBS-Public-Use-File ].

 

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