How does risk selection respond to risk adjustment? New evidence from the Medicare Advantage Program

American Economic Review

Volumn 104, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 3335-3364

  Brown, Jason ^a   Duggan, Mark ^b   Kuziemko, Ilyana ^c   Woolston, William ^d  

^a United States Department of the Treasury   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d JP Morgan Chase & Co   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITATION FEE; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MEDICARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

CAPITATION FEE; HUMANS; INSURANCE SELECTION BIAS; MEDICARE PART C; RISK ADJUSTMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84907612013     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: 19447981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.104.10.3335     Document Type: Article

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