Open AccessSocioeconomic Background and Commercial Health Plan Spending
Author(s) -
Alyna T. Chien,
Joseph P. Newhouse,
Lisa I. Iezzoni,
Carter R. Petty,
SharonLise T. Normand,
Mark A. Schuster
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.611
H-Index - 345
eISSN - 1098-4275
pISSN - 0031-4005
DOI - 10.1542/peds.2017-1640
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , medicine , demography , confidence interval , environmental health , population , sociology
Risk-adjustment algorithms typically incorporate demographic and clinical variables to equalize compensation to insurers for enrollees who vary in expected cost, but including information about enrollees' socioeconomic background is controversial.
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