This report for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services describes the design and implementation of a uniform data set of provider characteristics, the Medicaid Analytic eXtract Provider Characteristics (MAXPC) file. Using the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System as its source,...

This report for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services describes the design and implementation of a uniform data set of provider characteristics, the Medicaid Analytic eXtract Provider Characteristics (MAXPC) file. Using the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System as its source,...

This report describes the motivation for creating the MAXPC file and its design and content. It also examines the quality and completeness of each of the six types of provider IDs (inpatient billing provider, long-term care billing provider, other services billing and servicing provider, and...

Direct certification simplifies the process of certifying certain children for free school meals by eliminating the need for households to apply. The 2004 Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act required all local educations agencies (LEAs) to establish a system of direct certification by...