# Column medicare._ps.buyin_indicators

## Overview of column buyin_indicators in table medicare._ps 

|                               |                        |
| ----------------------------- | ---------------------- |
| Table                         | [medicare._ps](../medicare._ps.md)           |
| Qualified name                | medicare._ps.buyin_indicators  |
| Datatype                      | CHAR(1)[12]        |
| Column type | copied |
| Reference | [https://resdac.org/cms-data/variables/medicare-entitlementbuy-indicator](https://resdac.org/cms-data/variables/medicare-entitlementbuy-indicator) |


Array of indicators if the beneficiary’s state of residence paid his/her monthly
premium for Part B coverage (and Part A if necessary). State Medicaid programs
can pay those premiums for certain dual eligibles; this action is called
“buying in” and so this variable is the “buy-in code.”





### Casts:

| Original type | Cast expression      |
| ------------- | -------------------- |
| character varying | string_to_array({column_name}, NULL) |



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Data lineage for column medicare._ps.buyin_indicators

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