Medicare reimbursement and regression to the mean

There is evidence that Medicare's payment formula for health maintenance organizations (HMO's) overpays or underpays HMO's in cases of biased selection. There is also evidence that costs of biased groups regress toward the population mean cost, so the incorrect payment is temporary. W...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Beebe, James C.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: CENTERS for MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES 1988
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4192871/