Risk of morbidity
In epidemiology , the risk of morbidity describes the statistical probability of an individual in a defined population of developing a certain disease in the course of their life, provided they reach a certain age. As a theoretical measure, there is information about what proportion of the population is ill with a certain disease up to a certain age, if there have been no deaths from other diseases, etc. Morbidity is an epidemiological measure that indicates the frequency of illness in relation to a specific population group.
In medical law , the morbidity risk describes the (unfavorable) risk of change in morbidity, i.e. the risk of an increased occurrence of diseases and the associated additional treatment needs and in particular all diseases to be treated within the statutory health insurance , taking into account the age structure of the insured. It is considered to be an important change factor for the number of statutory medical services. The morbidity risk, which describes the financial risk in the event of an increased frequency of illness such as a flu epidemic, was transferred in Germany from doctors to health insurance companies with effect from January 1, 2009 according to the GKV Competition Strengthening Act (GKV-WSG) .
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Individual evidence
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- ↑ Health policy: The payment of outpatient medical services , Federal Center for Political Education, accessed on November 21, 2010