Jul 25, 2018
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...
Jul 20, 2018
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...
Jul 16, 2018
In a recent Health Affairs blog essay, Marsha Simon and Eliot Fishman examine the potential impact a Fiscal Year 2019 budget proposal would have on Medicaid beneficiary access to non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT). Read the full essay here.
Apr 6, 2018
The Medicaid Transportation Access Coalition founders have written a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar expressing MTAC’s concerns about a provision in the FY 19 budget that would undo longstanding regulations and potentially curtail...
Mar 13, 2018
Senate Finance Committee leaders solicited ideas from the general public on ways that the Medicare and Medicaid programs can be improved to combat the nation’s opioid epidemic. MTAC responded to the Committee’s request by describing the important role that...
Feb 7, 2018
The Medical Transportation Access Coalition (MTAC) recently proposed some non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) policy recommendations for CMS to consider for the Medicare Advantage program. Click here to read the full letter.
