title: Risk adjustment for health status.
abstract: A managed care plan's capitation payments should include an adjustment for its members' health status. Demographic and diagnostic information can be used to make the adjustment, which would help to minimize a health plan's potential financial liabilities. Without the adjustment, health plans have an incentive not to enroll persons with the heaviest care needs.
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Grimaldi
mesh_terms: D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics*; D012308:Risk Management; D014481:United States