Table 4.

Average ratings by expert panel of top half of rated individual level risk adjusters.

Risk adjuster	Average rating
Cognition	4.3
Chronic conditions	4.1
Living arrangement	4.1
Natural support engagement	4.1
Functional disability	4.1
Age	4
Mental health	3.9
Population type	3.7
Formal supports and services	3.6
Level of Communication	3.6
Ethnicity/race	3.6
Income	3.6
Sex/gender	3.6
Comorbidity	3.6
Employment	3.6

Mean rating for all risk adjusters was 3.5 (SD = 0.04). Bolded risk adjusters also ranked highly based on internal rankings of research project staff based on NQF guidelines. The potential range rankings was from 1 to 5.