Deductible imputation in administrative medical claims datasets.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To validate imputation methods used to infer plan-level deductibles and determine which enrollees are in high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) in administrative claims datasets.

Data sources and study setting

2017 medical and pharmaceutical claims from OptumLabs Data Warehouse for US individuals <65 continuously enrolled in an employer-sponsored plan. Data include enrollee and plan characteristics, deductible spending, plan spending, and actual plan-level deductibles.

Study design

We impute plan deductibles using four methods: (1) parametric prediction using individual-level spending; (2) parametric prediction with imputation and plan characteristics; (3) highest plan-specific mode of individual annual deductible spending; and (4) deductible spending at the 8

SUBMITTER: Cliff BQ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11248712 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature