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Medicare-Medicaid Linked Enrollee Analytic Data Source (MMLEADS) PUF

Guidance for the Medicare-Medicaid Linked Enrollee Analytic Data Source Public Use File. It contains demographic, enrollment, condition prevalence, utilization, and spending information at the state level for calendar years 2006 through 2010.

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

Issue Date: December 13, 2016

The Medicare-Medicaid Linked Enrollee Analytic Data Source (MMLEADS) Public Use File (PUF) contains demographic, enrollment, condition prevalence, utilization, and spending information at the state level for calendar years 2006 through 2012.  The file includes statistics for Medicare-Medicaid dual enrollees, Medicare-only enrollees, and Medicaid-only (with disability) enrollees. 

The PUF is available as a downloadable MSExcel workbook.  For more information on the methodology used to calculate all variables in the file, please refer to the MMLEADS PUF User Guide available below. 

Medicare-Medicaid Linked Enrollee Analytic Data Source (MMLEADS) Public Use File (PUF) Version 2.0 (MMLEADS PUF V2.0) (2006-2012) (09/15/2020) (XLSX)

MMLEADS-V2-PUF User Guide (Methodological Overview) (09/15/2020) (PDF)

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