Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Issue Date: February 19, 2020

Program Area: Distributed Data Collection (DDC) for RA Including HCRP/EDGE Server

Question: What is a Plan Variant?

Answer: The 16 - Digit Plan ID that issuers submit in their Enrollment and Claims files to the EDGE Server are made up of two parts: - A Standard Component ID (SCID) which is 14 Digits - A Variant which is 2 Digits Variants fall within one of the below groups: - 00 - Plans that are offered off - Exchange - 01 - Plans that are offered on - Exchange The following variants are offered in the Individual Market only: - 02,03 - on - Exchange Reduced Cost Sharing Variants - 04,05,06 - on - Exchange Silver CSR Plans - 31-36 -Medicaid Plans

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