News & Updates
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...
MTAC Applauds Committee Activity on NEMT Legislation
Washington (January 8, 2020) – The Medical Transportation Access Coalition (MTAC) applauded the House Energy & Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Health for holding a legislative hearing on legislation that would codify the Medicaid non-emergency medical...
MTAC Endorses Bipartisan Bill to Add NEMT Benefit to Statute
The Medical Transportation Access Coalition applauded the introduction of the bipartisan Protecting Patients Transportation to Care Act (H.R. 3935) that seeks to add the longstanding Medicaid non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) benefit to the Medicaid statute....
