Robust Machine Learning Variable Importance Analyses of Medical Conditions for Health Care Spending

ConclusionsThe literature may be underestimating the spending contributions of several medical conditions, which is a potentially critical oversight. If current methods are not capturing the true incremental effect of medical conditions, undesirable incentives related to care may remain. Further work is needed to directly study these issues in the context of federal formulas.
Source: Health Services Research - Category: Health Management Authors: Tags: Methods Article Source Type: research