News & Updates
Dialysis Patient Survey Reveals Transportation Needs
The most recent patient survey by MTAC affiliated member Dialysis Patient Citizens revealed that some dialysis patients, particularly those covered by Medicare, have trouble making their appointments. Click here to review the full report of the...
read moreStudy Reveals Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) is Extremely Cost-Effective and Life-Saving to Medicaid Program
WASHINGTON (August 1, 2018) - A newly released study commissioned by the Medical Transportation Access Coalition (MTAC) confirms Medicaid NEMT is a highly cost-effective, public-private partnership that helps assure the health and well-being of millions in America....
read moreStat: Curtailing Medicaid’s transportation benefit is ‘penny-wise and pound-foolish’
The authors of a new and first-of-its-kind study assessing the return on investment of Medicaid non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) services summarize the study's findings in a new Stat First Opinion piece. The study focused on NEMT to access to dialysis,...
read moreIn Speech, CMS Administrator Notes Importance of Access to Medical Transportation
In a speech to the Commonwealth Club of California, CMS Administrator Seema Verma reinforced the importance of ensuring Medicare beneficiaries have access to transportation. In her speech, Verma said, "Transportation can be a barrier to care for our elderly and...
read moreMTAC Weighs in on Kentucky State Plan Amendment Eliminating NEMT
In response to the Commonwealth of Kentucky’s request to eliminate NEMT using State Plan Amendment (SPA) authority, MTAC sent a letter to CMS requesting confirmation that the mandatory benefit cannot be eliminated through a SPA. The complete letter can be viewed by...
read moreHealth Affairs: Budget Proposal Would Allow States To Drop Medicaid Transportation Benefits Across The Entire Program
In a recent Health Affairs blog essay, Marsha Simon and Eliot Fishman examine the potential impact a Fiscal Year 2019 budget proposal would have on Medicaid beneficiary access to non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT). Read the full essay...
read moreMTAC Expresses Concerns on FY 19 NEMT Budget Provision
The Medicaid Transportation Access Coalition founders have written a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar expressing MTAC's concerns about a provision in the FY 19 budget that would undo longstanding regulations and potentially curtail Medicaid...
read moreMTAC Offers Ideas To Address Opioid Crisis
Senate Finance Committee leaders solicited ideas from the general public on ways that the Medicare and Medicaid programs can be improved to combat the nation’s opioid epidemic. MTAC responded to the Committee’s request by describing the important role that...
read moreMTAC MA Comment letter
The Medical Transportation Access Coalition (MTAC) recently proposed some non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) policy recommendations for CMS to consider for the Medicare Advantage program. Click here to read the full...
read moreHealth Affairs Blog Essay on NEMT
The influential Health Affairs blog published an essay in late September reviewing the history of the Medicaid NEMT benefit and examinig its impact in helping maintain beneficiary health and well-being. The full essay is available here....
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