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Aon Hewitt narrows risk‑score gap between plans but commissioners warn about interpretation
Summary
Aon Hewitt presented updated risk‑score work showing the Kaiser‑Blue Shield differential narrowed when measured on medical diagnosis rather than pharmacy use; commissioners cautioned that concurrent risk scores reflect utilization (hospital admissions) and management quality as much as underlying patient risk.
Aon Hewitt presented to the Health Service Board on Sept. 11 an updated analysis of plan risk scores after requests by the board and plan vendors. The consultant said earlier pharmacy‑based scoring showed about a 15 percent spread between plan pools; rerunning the analysis on a medical‑diagnosis basis reduced that spread to roughly 10 percent…
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