ADA Transportation and Health Care Policy

[projaction@aol.com (ProjACTION)]

Request for information and opinion

Project ACTION is a Research and Development initiative of the National 
Easter Seal Society which is funded by the Federal Transit Administration.

From time to time Project seeks information and opinion from various
sources through various media.  This request for information and opinion
is targeted to the following topic:

        Accessible Transportation with respect to National Health
        Care Policy.

        Various interest areas are:

                Use of fixed Route systems for medical appointments

                Use of paratransit systems for medical appointments

                Use of Health Care Provider provided transportation

                Use of Dept of Aging and similar transportation

                Medical Assistance qualified persons transported by
                private carriers who invoice MA 

                The need for a national HC policy which includes
                accessible transportation as a insured cost of service

		Cost vs. Benefit (of above service deliveries methods)

Responses should be addressed to:
 
                         Robert Carlson, Project Manager
                         Project ACTION
                         1350 New York Avenue, NW
                         Suite 613
                         Washington, DC 20005

                or preferably by E-Mail at:

                         ProjACTION@aol.com