Publication: Risk-type concentration and efficiency incentives: a challenge for the risk adjustment formula
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Date
Date
2010
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Abstract
Abstract
Abstract
An important goal of risk-adjusted capitation payments (RACPs) to competitive community-rated health plans-that may differ in coverage and/or the organisation of delivering care-is to reduce incentives for risk selection while maintaining incentives for efficiency. In most schemes, RACPs are simply based on the average observed costs in risk groups (in a prior year). We show that under this procedure, incentives for efficiency will not always be maintained: when identical risk types are concentrated in the same health plans-due to sel
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Creators (Authors)
- van Kleef, R C
- Beck, K
- Buchner, F
Volume
Volume
Volume
35
Number
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4
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503
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520
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Journal Article
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Discipline-based scholarship (basic research)
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Language
English
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2010-10
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2011-03-11
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1018-5895
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merlin-id:1401
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