Disability and Health Journal
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 180-187 , October 2009

Continuity in provider and site of care and preventive services receipt in an adult Medicaid population with physical disabilities

  • Susan M. Allen, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Center for Gerontology and Health Care Research, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Box G-121-6. Fax: (401) 863-3489.
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  • Susan Wieland, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Center for Gerontology and Health Care Research, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
    • ,
  • Jane Griffin, M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Rhode Island Medicaid Research and Evaluation Project, Cranston, RI 02920, USA
    • ,
  • Pedro Gozalo, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Center for Gerontology and Health Care Research, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA

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 Financial disclosure: This research was supported in part by a Rhode Island Medicaid Program Fellowship under a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

 Dr. Allen has served as a consultant to the RI Medicaid program and as principal investigator on contracts to Brown University to conduct research on Medicaid populations. Ms. Griffin has conducted research and evaluation projects under contract to the RI Medicaid program, or through subcontracts to one of the program's contractors. Dr. Wieland has not had affiliations or employment within the last 2 years relevant to the subject matter of the manuscript, and Dr. Gonzalo has not had affiliations or employment related to the Medicaid program. We do not perceive that any authors possess any conflict of interest in submitting this manuscript for publication.

PII: S1936-6574(09)00065-X

doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2009.06.004

Disability and Health Journal
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 180-187 , October 2009

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