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CMS provides HCRIS source data files and documentation for the 1984-99 and 1984-14 versions of the files. The Provider Reimbursement Manual versions 1984-99 files have an instruction manual and worksheets.

This 1984-99 worksheet materials are helpful for identifying the worksheet, line, and columns of the variables.

Select variables from the cost reports is available in the files below. One of the variables included is ZIP Code. A ZIP Code distance database is available.

NBER affiliates can access this and other data through the NBER computing system.  Files can be located using the directory path of each download link replacing "https://data.nber.org/" with  "/homes/data/". For example, these HCRIS datasets can be found under "/homes/data/hcris/" on the internal NBER computer cluster. For more information on the data available on the internal server see NBER Internal Data Collection page.

CMS delivers all the 1984-99 and 1984-14 main data files in one zip file per form type.

Form <a href="#1984-99">1984-99</a> can be found further down the page

Form 1984-14

Complimentary Reports
Hospice Provider ID Info Source CSV SAS Stata CSV Desc
Hospice Cost Report Status Counts Source CSV SAS Stata CSV Desc
Hospice Record Counts Source CSV SAS Stata CSV Desc

Worksheet Column Line Combinations
Alphanumeric SAS Stata CSV Desc
Numeric SAS Stata CSV Desc

  Complete Data Files in a Long Shape

Year /Source ZIP Report Table Numeric Table Alphanumeric Table
2021 SAS Stata CSV Desc SAS Stata CSV Desc SAS Stata CSV Desc
2020 SAS Stata CSV Desc SAS Stata CSV Desc SAS Stata CSV Desc
2019 SAS Stata CSV Desc SAS Stata CSV Desc SAS Stata CSV Desc
2018 SAS Stata CSV Desc SAS Stata CSV Desc SAS Stata CSV Desc
2017 SAS Stata CSV Desc SAS Stata CSV Desc SAS Stata CSV Desc
2016 SAS Stata CSV Desc SAS Stata CSV Desc SAS Stata CSV Desc
2015 SAS Stata CSV Desc SAS Stata CSV Desc SAS Stata CSV Desc
2014 SAS Stata CSV Desc SAS Stata CSV Desc SAS Stata CSV Desc
2013 SAS Stata CSV Desc SAS Stata CSV Desc SAS Stata CSV Desc
2012 SAS Stata CSV Desc SAS Stata CSV Desc SAS Stata CSV Desc
2011 SAS Stata CSV Desc SAS Stata Desc CSV SAS Stata CSV Desc
2010 SAS Stata CSV Desc SAS Stata CSV Desc SAS Stata CSV Desc

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