April, 2019
For influenza vaccinations, dental care, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypertension, depression/mental health, and ESRD, improvements in life expenctancy or quality of life are easily large enough to justify increased net costs.
December, 2018
Successful drug court participants provide cost savings to both the health care and legal system. As is the case with other emerging NEMT opportunities, fares alone will not come anywhere near paying for these trips, especially when considering the specialized training and on-demand nature of random testing protocols. To become sustainable, a portion of the […]
December, 2018
In 2017, the National Criminal Justice Reference Center estimated that more than 3,000 courts now existed across the country with the purpose of striking the proper balance between incarceration and treatment of (typically, nonviolent) individuals in the legal system with substance abuse disorders. These courts are designed to develop stringent addiction treatment regimens — including […]
December, 2018
Both the opportunity and need for increased levels of NEMT designed to connect patients to opioid treatment programs and services is clear. The disproportionate impact of opioid abuse in rural America, however, makes both the funding and logistical challenges nothing short of severe. Study after study has shown transportation barriers to be among the biggest […]
August, 2018
One study demonstrated that Medicaid saves more than $40 million per month by providing transportation for 30,000 patients to attend regular dialysis treatments and diabetic wound care treatments versus not providing the benefit.