Transportation to Dialysis Centers: Health/Transportation Policy Intersection
The objectives of this research are to quantify the current and projected demand and associated costs of transportation for kidney dialysis in the United States and identify current effective practices and new strategies for funding and providing transportation for dialysis. The research should address a number of important areas and answer the critical questions presented in the Request for Proposal. This research should consider and address differences that affect transportation for kidney dialysis in urban and rural areas.
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Supplemental Notes:
- The research is completed and the final deliverables recommended for publication in early 2019.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Completed
- Funding: $350000
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Contract Numbers:
Project B-45
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Sponsor Organizations:
Transit Cooperative Research Program
Transportation Research Board
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001Federal Transit Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Project Managers:
Schwager, Dianne
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Performing Organizations:
KFH Group, Incorporated
4630 Montgomery Avenue, Suite 520
Bethesda, MD United States 20814- -
Principal Investigators:
Knapp, Sue
Ellis, Elizabeth
- Start Date: 20161203
- Expected Completion Date: 20181030
- Actual Completion Date: 20181030
- Source Data: RiP Project 41408
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Diseases and medical conditions; Financing; Forecasting; Health care services; Medical trips; Public health; Travel costs
- Geographic Terms: United States
- Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01584073
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
- Contract Numbers: Project B-45
- Files: TRB, RiP
- Created Date: Dec 24 2015 1:00AM