Did UberX Reduce Ambulance Volume? Data Point 1 | Medical Transportation Access Coalition

Using a city-panel over-time and leveraging that UberX enter markets sporadically over multiple years, we find that UberX entry reduced the per capital ambulance volume by at least 7%.

Publication

Ride-sharing Tied to Reduce Ambulance Trips

Author

Leon S. Moskatel and David J.G. Slusky, University of Kansas

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Focus

Cost Effectiveness Reduced Hospital Stays or ER Trips Transportation as a Barrier to Care Urban

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