In a recent survey of almost 1,000 Medicaid beneficiaries with kidney disease, MH/SUD needs, or diabetic wounds and who use NEMT, 58% of beneficiaries surveyed reported that they would not be able to make any medical appointments without NEMT. Moreover, 10% of beneficiaries surveyed reported that they “would die or probably die” if they did not have the transportation services they currently receive.
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Stat First Opinion, Curtailing Medicaid’s Transportation Benefit is ‘Penny-Wise and Pound-Foolish’
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Cost EffectivenessDiabetesDialysisPreventive CareSpecial Populations (children, elderly, disabled)Transportation as a Barrier to CareState
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Medicaid