title: Risk adjustment and risk equalization: what  needs to be done?
abstract: In this paper, we first deal with the rationale of risk adjustment and risk equalization in health insurance markets. Then we discuss the state of the art concerning the application of risk adjustment and risk equalization in practice. Finally, we focus on: What needs to be done?
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Insurance, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. vandeven@bmg.eur.nl
authors.forename: Wynand P M M
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Van de Ven
mesh_terms: D005380:Financing, Government / Q000458:organization & administration; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D009426:Netherlands; D020379:Risk Adjustment / Q000191:economics*