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    The MarketScan Research Databases

    Explore the tabs below to view our comprehensive registry of research-grade real-world data (RWD). Our core closed claims databases are employer-sourced, providing exceptional data completeness and longitudinal views. The complete picture of care is further enriched by our linked specialty datasets with electronic health records (EHRs), mortality data, health and productivity data, and more.

    • Commercial Database

      Medical and drug data for the under-65 working population and dependents​

      MarketScan Commercial Database

      This employer-sourced claims database provides exceptional data completeness and longitudinal views across the under-65 working population and their dependents. With actual cost data, it presents a distinct advantage for studies such as burden of illness, pricing and reimbursement submissions, budget impact modeling, and more. 

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    • Medicare Supplemental Database

      Healthcare experience of retirees with Medicare supplemental insurance paid by employers

      MarketScan Medicare Supplemental Database

      This database provides a robust view of the healthcare experience of retirees with Medicare supplemental insurance paid by employers. Gain a better understanding of the whole picture of patient health over time and understand cost, use, and outcomes for healthcare services performed in both inpatient and outpatient settings.

       

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    • Multi-State Medicaid Database

      Healthcare experience of Medicaid enrollees covered under fee-for-service and managed care plans

      MarketScan Multi-State Medicaid Database

      This database contains the medical, surgical, and prescription drug experience of Medicaid enrollees. Evaluate health equity and the impact of social determinants of health (SDoH) on health outcomes and analyze diseases that may be prevalent among Medicaid populations such as mental health, maternal health, HIV/AIDs, and more. 

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    • Linked Specialty Databases

      Expand use cases to allow for greater clinical, economic, and productivity-based insights

      Linked MarketScan specialty databases

      Built on the strong foundation of our core closed claims databases, the linked MarketScan specialty databases expand use cases and utility to allow for greater clinical, economic, and productivity-based insights. Scroll down to see our catalog of industry-leading specialty databases.

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    MarketScan Commercial Database

    This employer-sourced claims database provides exceptional data completeness and longitudinal views across the under-65 working population and their dependents. With actual cost data, it presents a distinct advantage for studies such as burden of illness, pricing and reimbursement submissions, budget impact modeling, and more. 

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    MarketScan Medicare Supplemental Database

    This database provides a robust view of the healthcare experience of retirees with Medicare supplemental insurance paid by employers. Gain a better understanding of the whole picture of patient health over time and understand cost, use, and outcomes for healthcare services performed in both inpatient and outpatient settings.

     

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    MarketScan Multi-State Medicaid Database

    This database contains the medical, surgical, and prescription drug experience of Medicaid enrollees. Evaluate health equity and the impact of social determinants of health (SDoH) on health outcomes and analyze diseases that may be prevalent among Medicaid populations such as mental health, maternal health, HIV/AIDs, and more. 

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    Linked MarketScan specialty databases

    Built on the strong foundation of our core closed claims databases, the linked MarketScan specialty databases expand use cases and utility to allow for greater clinical, economic, and productivity-based insights. Scroll down to see our catalog of industry-leading specialty databases.

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    Linked specialty databases

    • Claims + EHR Database

      Add clinical detail from EHRs to a comprehensive patient record from claims

      Linked Claims + EHRs by MarketScan and Veradigm

      This database enhances healthcare research by linking claims data with electronic health records for a deeper view into patient journeys, healthcare utilization, clinical findings, and costs. Conduct precise health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) and epidemiology analyses, with a richness that supports regulatory requirements and validation exercises like never before.

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    • Mortality Database

      Integrates vital mortality data, including the year and month of death, with detailed enrollment and claims data

      MarketScan Mortality Database

      This database integrates vital mortality data, including the year and month of death, with detailed enrollment and claims data. Through the understanding of death rate and time to death, investigators can evaluate mortality as a potential outcome and support a wide range of studies such as regulatory submissions, epidemiological research, and HEOR.

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    • Health + Productivity Management

      Insights into productivity loss or societal costs associated with a disease or treatment for patients and caregivers

      MarketScan Health and Productivity Management Database

      The Health and Productivity Management (HPM) Database offers insight into the direct medical costs and indirect costs due to productivity loss for patients and their caregivers after diagnosis or while undergoing treatments. With strong longitudinal records, this database has been widely used to study illness-related productivity loss and has earned the trust of healthcare researchers worldwide.

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    • Lab Results Database

      Includes enrollment information and laboratory test results

      MarketScan Lab Results Database

      This database leverages laboratory results to improve the clinical picture and offer insights into disease severity and health outcomes. Researchers use this information to evaluate drug effectiveness, identify safety signals, and uncover differences in treatment patterns between patients whose disease is under control versus not under control.

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    • Health Risk Assessment Database

      See contribution of patient behaviors to health outcomes through self-reported biometric and health-related behavioral data

      MarketScan Health Risk Assessment Database

      This database is comprised of self-reported biometric and health-related behavioral data to evaluate the contribution of patient behaviors to health outcomes. In addition to medical and drug claims, absence, short-term disability and workers’ compensation data, the Health Risk Assessment Database provides key data inputs for analyzing the health and productivity of patient cohorts.

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    • Dental Database

      Insights into the relationship between dental care, medication for oral health, and medical conditions

      MarketScan Dental Database

      This database is one of the only integrated medical, drug and dental databases of its kind. By linking dental claims with medical claims, researchers can analyze the impact of dental care on patients' overall healthcare spend, evaluate access to dental care by payer, and assess the relationship between medical comorbidities and dental health outcomes. 

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    • Benefit Plan Design Database

      The relationship between health insurance benefit structures and healthcare access and outcomes

      MarketScan Benefit Plan Design Database

      This database contains detailed information about benefit plan characteristics for a subset of the health plans represented in the MarketScan Commercial and Medicare Supplemental Databases. This information allows researchers to evaluate the impact of health plan design on healthcare utilization, assess benefit design and treatment adherence, and analyze healthcare costs via detailed plan provisions like copayments, deductibles, and coverage options.

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    Linked Claims + EHRs by MarketScan and Veradigm

    This database enhances healthcare research by linking claims data with electronic health records for a deeper view into patient journeys, healthcare utilization, clinical findings, and costs. Conduct precise health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) and epidemiology analyses, with a richness that supports regulatory requirements and validation exercises like never before.

    Learn more

    MarketScan Mortality Database

    This database integrates vital mortality data, including the year and month of death, with detailed enrollment and claims data. Through the understanding of death rate and time to death, investigators can evaluate mortality as a potential outcome and support a wide range of studies such as regulatory submissions, epidemiological research, and HEOR.

    Learn more

    MarketScan Health and Productivity Management Database

    The Health and Productivity Management (HPM) Database offers insight into the direct medical costs and indirect costs due to productivity loss for patients and their caregivers after diagnosis or while undergoing treatments. With strong longitudinal records, this database has been widely used to study illness-related productivity loss and has earned the trust of healthcare researchers worldwide.

    Get more details

    MarketScan Lab Results Database

    This database leverages laboratory results to improve the clinical picture and offer insights into disease severity and health outcomes. Researchers use this information to evaluate drug effectiveness, identify safety signals, and uncover differences in treatment patterns between patients whose disease is under control versus not under control.

    Get more details

    MarketScan Health Risk Assessment Database

    This database is comprised of self-reported biometric and health-related behavioral data to evaluate the contribution of patient behaviors to health outcomes. In addition to medical and drug claims, absence, short-term disability and workers’ compensation data, the Health Risk Assessment Database provides key data inputs for analyzing the health and productivity of patient cohorts.

    Get more details

    MarketScan Dental Database

    This database is one of the only integrated medical, drug and dental databases of its kind. By linking dental claims with medical claims, researchers can analyze the impact of dental care on patients' overall healthcare spend, evaluate access to dental care by payer, and assess the relationship between medical comorbidities and dental health outcomes. 

    Get more details

    MarketScan Benefit Plan Design Database

    This database contains detailed information about benefit plan characteristics for a subset of the health plans represented in the MarketScan Commercial and Medicare Supplemental Databases. This information allows researchers to evaluate the impact of health plan design on healthcare utilization, assess benefit design and treatment adherence, and analyze healthcare costs via detailed plan provisions like copayments, deductibles, and coverage options.

    Get more details

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    Paul Petraro, Global Head of Real World Evidence, Boehringer Ingelheim

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