February, 2019
A press release about a recent study notes that “early results from an ongoing study with USC/AARP/UHC show that when participating seniors were provided with unlimited access to Lyft for three months, they increased their physical activity by 35 percent and self-reported a 90 percent increase in quality of life.”
January, 2019
38% of respondents said that after beginning to use Lyft to attend their medical appointments, they went to urgent care less frequently. This is likely because patients had the transportation means to attend appointments with their primary care or chronic care providers instead of having to mitigate crises in urgent care. This is ultimately less […]
January, 2019
Lyft reported that 29% of Lyft riders have reportedly used it to access health care services, and 28% of the riders who say they used Lyft for health care-related rides said they wouldn’t be able to access their appointments regularly.
January, 2019
Lyft has created partnerships with organizations such as AllScripts, which provides access to 7.2 million patients; five health plans, including Blue Cross Blue Shield; nine out of the top 10 largest health systems in the U.S.; the top 10 non-emergency medical transportation brokers; and the American Cancer Society.
December, 2018
Evolent’s data found that within a specific population of high-risk patients, those with a transportation barrier had a 63 percent higher risk of readmission. In addition, when Evolent addressed transportation barriers in a timely manner through a comprehensive care plan that included participation by the health care provider, Evolent’s analysis showed that 30-day readmission rates […]