Medicaid Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) Saves Lives and Money

One of the most common barriers faced by low-income populations in accessing timely and necessary medical care has been consistently shown by research to be transportation. The Medicaid non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) benefit fills the gaps by providing appropriate but least costly methods of transportation services, such as taxis, vans and public transit, for Medicaid beneficiaries to transport them to and from medical services. The details of this benefit are presented here.

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  http://web1.ctaa.org/webmodules/webarticles/anmviewer.asp?a=3874&z=60
• Record URL:
  http://web1.ctaa.org/webmodules/webarticles/articlefiles/MedCT14commentary2.pdf
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• Authors:
  • Simon, Marsha
• Publication Date: 2014

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: pp 11-12
• Serial:
  • Community Transportation
  • Publisher: Community Transportation Association
  • ISSN: 0895-4437

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cost effectiveness; Health care; Local transportation; Low income groups; Medical trips; Paratransit services
• Identifier Terms: Medicaid
• Uncontrolled Terms: Non-emergency medical transportation
• Subject Areas: Finance; Public Transportation; Society; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01533020
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 7 2014 9:41AM