Predicting Future Utilization Using Self-Reported Health and Health Conditions in a Longitudinal Cohort Study: Implications for Health Insurance Decision Support

• Main Authors: Abigail R. Barker PhD (Author), Karen E. Joynt Maddox MD MPH (Author), Ellen Peters PhD MS (Author), Kristine Huang BA (Author), Mary C. Politi PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Decision support techniques and online algorithms aim to help individuals predict costs and facilitate their choice of health insurance coverage. Self-reported health status (SHS), whereby patients rate their own health, could improve cost-prediction estimates without requiring individuals to share...