The 2018 risk-adjustment reform in the Czech Republic: Introducing Pharmacy-based Cost Groups and strengthening reinsurance

Lucie Bryndová, Pavel Hroboň and Henrieta Tulejová

Health Policy, 2019, vol. 123, issue 8, 700-705

Abstract: Risk-adjustment in resource allocation is commonly used for regional redistribution or for eliminating risk selection motives of multiple statutory health insurers. In the Czech Republic, revenue redistribution between health insurers takes place since the 1990′s. Since 2018, the risk-adjustment mechanism includes an adjustment for insured with chronic diseases using Pharmacy-based Cost Group (PCG) classification. In addition, retrospective compensation for very high cost patients has been strengthened.

Keywords: Risk adjustment; Social health insurance; Pooling of funds; Czech Republic; Pharmacy-based Cost Groups; PCGs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2019.05.017

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