January, 2006
Caregivers of urban low-income children in Texas were more likely not to keep an appointment if they had the following traits: did not use a car to the last kept appointment; did not keep an appointment in the past due to transportation problems; had more than two people in the household; and did not keep […]
January, 2006
On the basis of their demographic, socioeconomic, and health characteristics, members of the target population (to receive NEMT) also appear to be more likely than others to live in less healthy environments, exacerbating their need for health care visits.
January, 2006
Those who fall into the target population of 3.6 million who miss or delay care due to lack of transportation possess distinct characteristics that separate them from the rest of the U.S. population, and these are explained in detail in the earlier paper (1) and a TCRP report stemming from this project (2). In short, […]
January, 2006
The estimate of 3.6 million Americans who miss or delay medical care because of a lack of access to NEMT each year, derived from analysis of NHIS and MEPS data, is conservative and should be seen as a lower-bound estimate. The response bias inherent in these studies, for example, the difficulty of surveying homeless people […]
January, 2006
Authors find that the provision of NEMT to those who currently lack it results in a net cost savings across the transportation and health care domains for four of these conditions (prenatal care, asthma, heart disease, and diabetes) and is cost-effective for the remaining eight conditions (influenza vaccinations, breast cancer screening, colorectal cancer screening, dental […]