Social Security Administration (SSA) Annual Data for
Spoken Language Preferences
End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Medicare Initial Claims
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This dataset contains data for calendar year(s) 2023 on and is currently available in the following format(s):
Background
The goal of the SSA is to improve core services provided to the public and provide alternative methods for conducting business with the agency. In support of this goal, SSA is committed to providing equal access to services for Limited English Proficient (LEP) individuals. The above datasets provide quarterly volumes for spoken language preferences at the national level of individuals applying for Medicare benefits based solely on ESRD.
Dataset Index
Agency Program Description
The Social Security Act contains a provision that extends Medicare Part A and B coverage to individuals with end stage renal disease.
To qualify, the claimant must file an application for Hospital Insurance Benefits for Individuals with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). We consider any signed request for, or inquiry about, Medicare on behalf of a specified ESRD patient an application filed as of the date of receipt by SSA, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), or the Railroad Board (RRB).
For additional information on ESRD, please go to: I Have End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD).
Data Collection Description
SSA collects language preference data when members of the public contact us to apply for Social Security and Medicare benefits and services. We use our electronic systems to capture this information. The Social Security Unified Measurement System (SUMS) provides work measurement data for all workloads processed throughout SSA. SUMS Counts Demographics Data (SCDD) is the data source for SSA's LEP reports. SCDD is populated by associating the agency's SUMS workload data with demographics data, which is housed in the SUMS client tables and is sourced by the Integrated Client Data Base. Demographics data includes spoken language, written language, age range, and sex.
Notes
- A Federal Fiscal Year (FY) is the 12-month period that starts the Saturday after the last Friday of September and ends the last Friday of September. Most years our fiscal year workload reports contain 52 weeks since we include only full weeks, rather than cut off in the middle of a week. Every few years the reporting period is 53 weeks when we apply the end of week cutoff.
Data Dictionary
Spoken Language: Language preference of the claimant for oral communication.
Fiscal Year (FY): The 12-month period that starts the Saturday after the last Friday of September and ends the last Friday of September.