Learn about NIA's no-cost pricing for obtaining Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) data, using the Health and Aging Data (HaAD) Enclave, and establishing a MedRIC partnership. In addition, get an overview of the services and products included in each of these resources.
NIA does not charge you any fees to acquire and use CMS data.
CMS Data
$0
Annual Fee*
Our CMS Data Services
*Pricing may change in the future.
The free Health and Aging Data (HaAD) Enclave provides each Enclave user with software applications–including statistical software; free authorized datasets; and free support materials, as described below.
Enclave User
$0
Annual Fee*
Minimum No. of Accounts
1
Enclave Resources
Statistical Programmer
$0
Annual Fee
Access Requirements
Participate in at least One User Experience (UX) Study per Year
Failure to participate in at least one study will result in a $5,000 penalty fee.
Minimum No. of Accounts
1
Enclave Resources
*Bolded items are resources that a Statistical Programmer has access to but a Research Writer/Analyst dos not.
Ideal For
Study team members who need to code and run statistical programs.
Research Writer/Analyst
$0
Annual Fee
Access Requirements
Participate in at least One User Experience (UX) Study per Year
Failure to participate in at least one study will result in a $3,000 penalty fee.
Minimum No. of Accounts
0
Enclave Resources
Ideal For
Study team members who don't need to run statistical programs but do need statistical program outputs to do their work.
*Pricing may change in the future.
UX Studies
We conduct UX studies of our Enclave to identify potential ways to improve our Enclave design and/or documentation for Enclave users.
For more information about our UX Studies, refer to the UX Studies page.
There are no fees associated with a MedRIC partnership or acquiring and updating an NIA Data Use Agreement (DUA) as a MedRIC partner. Learn about the services included in a free MedRIC partnership and free NIA DUA below.
MedRIC Partnership
$0
Annual Fee
We do not charge your survey any fees for our services, as the National Institute on Aging (NIA) covers our costs.
Our Services
Initial CMS Data Access
$2,000
Annual Fee
Paid to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
CMS charges a $2,000 fee to review and process your CMS DUA request.
CMS & its Research Data Assistance Center (ResDAC) Services
CMS Data Update
$2,000
Annual Fee
Paid to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
We add new data years and/or types to our CMS inventory annually. Each time your survey requests to add these data updates to your CMS DUA, your survey must pay a $2,000 fee to CMS.
CMS & ResDAC Services
MedRIC Partnership
Initial & Updated NIA DUA
$0
Annual Fee
$0
Annual Fee
Our Services
NIA Services
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