December, 2019
Transportation initiatives: The new report shows that 21% of health plans surveyed are investing in transportation initiatives, with Medicaid leading the pack. It includes information about states using 1115 Demonstration waivers to address SDoH including transportation barriers to care. For example, Texas allows Medicaid health plans to cover transportation and activities that promote healthy lifestyles. […]
June, 2018
Drawing on research by the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, the Stephen Group said in a report prepared for the Arkansas Health Reform Task Force that if access to NEMT services saved only one hospitalization in 100 trips, the return on investment (ROI) would be 10 to 1.
April, 2018
Statewide, in Kentucky, 3 percent of Medicaid recipients rely on non-emergency medical transportation to manage their health, according to the latest analysis from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.
August, 2016
90 percent of HIP members report having their own transportation or the ability to rely on family and friends for transportation to health care appointments.
August, 2016
More Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP) members with access to NEMT reported transportation as the primary reason for missing a health care appointment than members without access to NEMT.