Cost-Benefit Analysis of Providing Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (2005) / Chapter Skim
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Appendix A: Glossary of Technical Terms Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) – A diagnosis of AIDS is made when a person with HIV antibodies has either a CD4 cell count below 200 or one of a list of diseases that are unusual in a person with a healthy immune system.
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cardiovascular disease – The class of diseases that involve the heart and/or blood vessels (arteries and veins)
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CTAA – See Community Transportation Association of America. demand – The quantity of a good that consumers are not only willing to buy but also have the capacity to buy at the given price.
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functional limitation – A condition that limits a function of daily living, often the result of a disability. GAO – See Government Accountability Office.
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the median and 1/2 of the population will have values equal to or greater than the median. Medicaid – State and federal health insurance program for low-income Americans.
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as belonging to a family of probability distributions, distinguished from each other by the values of a finite number of parameters. Statistical analysis attempts to estimate the parameters of a distribution based on observed data.
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Resource Based Relative Value System – The system designed to compensate Medicare providers that assigns every action a doctor makes (e.g. procedures, referrals, etc.)
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other transportation barrier, cannot transport themselves or are unable to purchase available transportation services. Transportation Research Board (TRB)
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