Hellinger F J
Health Care Financ Rev. 1987 Winter;9(2):55-63.
An analysis of recent research regarding selection bias in health maintenance organizations (HMO's) is presented in this article. Review of the available literature leads one to conclude that prepaid group practice HMO's do experience favorable selection. It has been demonstrated in numerous studies that prior use of health services by HMO enrollees is less than prior use of health services by those who remain in the fee-for-service sector, and there is considerable evidence that shows a statistically significant positive relationship between prior use and current use. This is true for both those under 65 years of age and those 65 years of age or over.
本文对近期有关健康维护组织(HMO)中选择偏倚的研究进行了分析。对现有文献的回顾使人们得出结论,预付团体医疗模式的健康维护组织确实存在有利选择。大量研究表明,健康维护组织参保者先前使用医疗服务的情况少于仍留在按服务收费部门的人,并且有大量证据表明,先前使用与当前使用之间存在统计学上显著的正相关关系。65岁以下人群和65岁及以上人群均是如此。