The Medical Transportation Access Coalition applauded the introduction of the bipartisan Protecting Patients Transportation to Care Act (H.R. 3935) that seeks to add the longstanding Medicaid non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) benefit to the Medicaid statute....
The Medical Transportation Access Coalition (MTAC) applauded the House of Representatives for recently passing a package of Fiscal Year 2020 spending bills that includes a prohibition on using any federal funding in FY 20 to publish regulations that would limit...
As transportation plays an increasing role in addressing barriers to care, MTAC has launched a first-of-its-kind research compendium of NEMT-specific research. The Research Hub includes over 100 research findings on topics ranging from NEMT’s role in reducing hospital...
The authors of a new and first-of-its-kind study assessing the return on investment of Medicaid non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) services summarize the study’s findings in a new Stat First Opinion piece. The study focused on NEMT to access to...
In a speech to the Commonwealth Club of California, CMS Administrator Seema Verma reinforced the importance of ensuring Medicare beneficiaries have access to transportation. In her speech, Verma said, “Transportation can be a barrier to care for our elderly and...
In response to the Commonwealth of Kentucky’s request to eliminate NEMT using State Plan Amendment (SPA) authority, MTAC sent a letter to CMS requesting confirmation that the mandatory benefit cannot be eliminated through a SPA. The complete letter can be viewed by...
