New Study Questions Medicare’s Risk-Adjustment Methods
A key factor used in evaluations of U.S. hospitals and health plans to determine federal reimbursements and measure quality often is inaccurate and can skew the amount Medicare pays to some health plans and facilities, according to a Dartmouth Atlas Project study. Researchers recommended that Medicare alter its risk-adjustment methods.
- "Dartmouth Study Questions Widely Used Risk-Adjustment Methods" (Rau, "Capsules," Kaiser Health News, 2/21).