News & Updates
MTAC Releases Comprehensive Bibliography on Non-Emergency Medical Transportation and Non-Medical Transportation’s Impact on Health Care Access and Outcomes
The Medical Transportation Access Coalition (MTAC) is excited to announce the release of two comprehensive bibliographies that compile extensive research on the role of non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) and non-medical transportation in promoting access to care and improving health outcomes.
CMS Releases Updated Report to Congress on NEMT
CMS has unveiled a report which expands on CMS’s 2022 Report to Congress on NEMT, incorporating additional insights and extending the scope of data analysis.
MTAC Releases First In-Depth Study on NEMT Use by Race and Ethnicity
In this study, the Medical Transportation Access Coalition (MTAC), staffed by Faegre Drinker Consulting, partnered with the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) to examine 2019 data on non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) use by race and ethnicity and several other enrollee characteristics from the Transformed Statistical Information System (T-MSIS) Analytic File (TAF).
MTAC Supports State Action to Strengthen Access to Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
The Medical Transportation Access Coalition (MTAC) applauds recent state action for promoting policies that expand and strengthen non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) benefits for low-and middle-income adults. Specifically, through recent Section 1115...
MTAC Thanks CMS for Recent NEMT Listening Sessions
The Medical Transportation Access Coalition (MTAC) applauds the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for convening four listening sessions focused on improving non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) services, specifically: Provider Enrollment...
Medical Transportation Access Coalition Announces First-Of-Its-Kind Research Paper Analyzing Non-Emergency Medical Transportation and Non-Medical Transportation
The Medical Transportation Access Coalition (MTAC), in collaboration with a senior actuary from Wakely Consulting Group and Krisda H. Chaiyachati, MD, MPH, MSHP at the University of Pennsylvania, is pleased to announce the release of first-of-its-kind research on...
MTAC Requests Additional Guidance to Support Much-Needed Vaccine Supports
In response to Congressional action to provide states with additional funding to support the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic response, MTAC expresses support for federal agency actions that will specifically address the nationwide vaccination campaign. Vaccine uptake by...
MTAC Applauds the Enactment of NEMT Legislation
The Medical Transportation Access Coalition (MTAC) applauds Congress and President Donald Trump for the enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 and the inclusion of language that will codify the Medicaid non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT)...
MTAC Applauds House of Representatives on Passage of NEMT Legislation
The Medical Transportation Access Coalition (MTAC) applauds the House of Representatives for the passing of legislation that would codify the Medicaid non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) benefit into law. H.R. 3935, the Protecting Patients Transportation to...
Health Affairs Publishes MTAC Essay on NEMT
On Tuesday, January 14, 2020, Health Affairs published a blog post titled, “Cutting Medicaid Non-emergency Medical Transportation Will Harm Community-Level Public Transportation.” The essay and a related report were written by Michael Adelberg, who leads research for...
