“The Panel Study of Income Dynamics, of the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan, has now collected over four decades of data on the health and social and economic well-being of nearly 9,000 families as of 2011. Through a grant from the National Institute on Aging, PSID has linked nearly 2,100 PSID respondents to Medicare claims from 1991-2010. Applications to analyze Medicare claims linked to the PSID are now being accepted.”
Available Files: 1991-2010 Denominator, Inpatient, Outpatient, Home Health Agency, Hospice, Skilled Nursing Facility, Carrier, and Durable Medical Equipment, MedPar files, and Annual and Quarterly Summary Files.
For more information about the Medicare Claims file, including links to apply for access, go to: