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Parish, Susan L.; Thomas, Kathleen C.; Rose, Roderick; Kilany, Mona; Shattuck, Paul T. – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2012
We examined the association between state Medicaid spending for children with disabilities and the financial burden reported by families of children with autism. Child and family data were from the 2005-2006 National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs (n = 2,011 insured children with autism). State characteristics were from public…
Descriptors: Health Needs, Special Health Problems, Autism, Expenditures
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Parish, Susan L.; Moss, Kathryn; Richman, Erica L. – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2008
A focus group study was conducted with individuals with developmental disabilities to understand their perspectives on their health status, health promotion behaviors, and health care services they receive. The majority of participants reported good to excellent health, and all had some form of medical insurance. However, participants reported…
Descriptors: Medical Services, Health Needs, Health Promotion, Focus Groups
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Parish, Susan L.; Huh, Jungwon – Health & Social Work, 2006
Despite having similar or better potential access to health care, women with disabilities experience worse health care and worse preventive care than nondisabled women. This study examined the health care of a national probability sample of 8,721 disabled and 45,522 nondisabled women living in the United States. Logistic regression models,…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Females, Disabilities, Health Services