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.
Author
Marsha Simon and Eliot Fishman, Health Affairs
December, 2016
For both IN (which uses a mix of FFS and managed care) and VT (managed care-like model), the population of users was similar: most are disabled or aged (53 percent in IN; 67 percent in VT); less than 5 percent were children; and behavioral health-related diagnoses were among most common diagnosis codes on claims for […]
Author
Kirstin Blom, MACPAC
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.
Author
Seema Verma and Brian Neale, Health Affairs
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.
Author
Seema Verma and Brian Neale, Health Affairs
October, 2015
In an independent analysis commissioned by the State of Arkansas, the Stephen Group found a very effective brokerage model for NEMT with a capitated benefit structure that manages the program in a cost effective manner.
Author
The Stephen Group