Latent Class Analysis of Social Needs in Medicaid Population and Its Impact on Risk Adjustment Models

• Published in: Medical care Vol. 62; no. 11; p. 724
• Main Authors: Pandya, Chintan J, Wu, JunBo, Hatef, Elham, Kharrazi, Hadi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.11.2024
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Emergency Service, Hospital - statistics & numerical data; Female; Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Latent Class Analysis; Male; Managed Care Programs - organization & administration; Medicaid - statistics & numerical data; Middle Aged; Patient Acceptance of Health Care - statistics & numerical data; Risk Adjustment - methods; United States; Young Adult; United States

A growing number of US states are implementing programs to address the social needs (SNs) of their Medicaid populations through managed care contracts. Incorporating SN might also improve risk adjustment methods used to reimburse Medicaid providers. Identify classes of SN present within the Medicaid...