Carter G M, Bell R M, Dubois R W, Goldberg G A, Keeler E B, McAlearney J S, Post E P, Rumpel J D
RAND, Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138, USA.
Health Care Financ Rev. 2000 Spring;21(3):65-91.
The authors discuss a system that describes the resources needed to treat different subgroups of the population under age 65, based on burden of disease. It is based on 173 conditions, each with up to 3 severity levels, and contains models that combine prospective diagnoses with retrospectively determined elements. We used data from four different payers and standardized the cost of most services. Analyses showed that the models are replicable, are reasonably accurate, explain costs across payers, and reduce rewards for biased selection. A prospective model with additional payments for birth episodes and for serious problems in newborns would be an effective risk adjuster for Medicaid programs.
作者们讨论了一种基于疾病负担来描述治疗65岁以下不同人群亚组所需资源的系统。它基于173种病症,每种病症有多达3个严重程度级别,并包含将前瞻性诊断与回顾性确定的因素相结合的模型。我们使用了来自四个不同付款方的数据,并对大多数服务的成本进行了标准化。分析表明,这些模型具有可复制性,相当准确,能解释不同付款方的成本情况,并且减少了对有偏差选择的奖励。一个针对出生情况和新生儿严重问题有额外支付的前瞻性模型将是医疗补助计划的有效风险调整工具。