An analysis of selectivity bias in the medicare AAPCC

Health Care Financing Review

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 35-57

  Dowd, Bryan ^a   Feldman, Roger ^b   Moscovice, Ira ^b   Wisner, Catherine ^b   Bland, Pat ^b   Finch, Mike ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; DISABLED PERSON; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; MEDICARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH ECONOMICS; TAX;

AGED; CAPITATION FEE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; INSURANCE SELECTION BIAS; MEDICARE; MINNESOTA; MODELS, ECONOMIC; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TAX EQUITY AND FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES;

EID: 0029948692     PISSN: 01958631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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