Adjusting health spending for the presence of comorbidities: an application to United States national inpatient data

ConclusionsOur methodology takes a unified approach to account for excess spending caused by the presence of comorbidities. Adjusting for comorbidities provides a substantially altered, more accurate estimate of the spending attributed to specific cause of illness. Making these adjustments supports improved resource tracking, accountability, and planning for future resource allocation.
Source: Health Economics Review - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research