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Risk equalization
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Risk adjustment refers to the use of information to calculate expected health care expenditures of consumers and to determine subsidies to health insurers to neutralize incentives for preferred risk-selection.
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(2008). Risk Adjustment . In: Kirch, W. (eds) Encyclopedia of Public Health. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5614-7_3030
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