Risk selection in the massachusetts state employee health insurance program

Health Care Management Science

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 281-287

  Wei, Y U ^a   Ellis, Randall P ^b   Ash, Arlene ^c  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b Boston University   (United States)

^c BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; ECONOMICS; FEE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; INSURANCE; MEDICAL FEE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; FEES AND CHARGES; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; INSURANCE SELECTION BIAS; MASSACHUSETTS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RISK ADJUSTMENT; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035654066     PISSN: 13869620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1011842327930     Document Type: Article

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