Residual Confounding in Health Plan Performance Assessments: Evidence From Randomization in Medicaid.
Wallace J, McWilliams JM, Lollo A, Eaton J, Ndumele CD. Residual Confounding in Health Plan Performance Assessments: Evidence From Randomization in Medicaid. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2022, 175: 314-324. PMID: 34978862, DOI: 10.7326/m21-0881.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResidual confoundingObservational populationRandomized populationCare useMedicaid populationRisk adjustmentAvoidable emergency department visitsState Medicaid populationDental care usePrimary care useEmergency department visitsHealth plan performancePlan performancePatient characteristicsDepartment visitsBaseline differencesPatient differencesArnold VenturesFurther adjustmentEnrollee characteristicsEnrolleesTotal spendingProvider effectsConfoundingMean spending