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 Medicaid beneficiaries and other vulnerable communities is particularly critical. Several Medicaid-covered populations have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. While COVID-19 vaccination rates among adults receiving at least one dose of the vaccine is reaching 60% in several states (with a nationwide goal of 70 ..read more

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 Care Act, is a bipartisan piece of legislation introduced by lead sponsors Congressman Buddy Carter (R-GA) and Congressman Tony Cardenas (D-CA) and original co-sponsors Congressman Sanford Bishop (D-GA) and Congressman Tom Graves (R-GA) that seeks to strengthen Medicaid beneficiary access to transportation to non-emergency health ap ..read more

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has recently unveiled a report titled “Expanded Report to Congress Non-Emergency Medical Transportation in Medicaid, 2018–2021.” The report expands on CMS’s initial 2022 Report to Congress on non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT), incorporating additional insights and extending the scope of data analysis. The original report was developed as required by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, which also formally codified into statute the long-standing regulatory requirement for states to provide NEMT for beneficiaries (sometimes r ..read more

The Medical Transportation Access Coalition (MTAC), in collaboration with Faegre Drinker Consulting and the National Opinion Research Center (NORC), is pleased to announce the release of new research and data analysis on the role of non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) for Medicaid beneficiaries. The research paper, titled “Understanding the Role of Non-Emergency Medical Transportation for Medicaid Beneficiaries by Race and Ethnicity”, provides the first in-depth analysis of NEMT use by Medicaid beneficiaries of different racial and ethnic groups, including by those with different healt ..read more

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 demonstration activity, Connecticut and Utah have expanded NEMT benefits for vulnerable populations that have not previously had access to this important benefit. Transportation has long been known to be a barrier to accessing healthcare and policies such as these help improve the lives and health of those in most need. MTAC strongly ..read more

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 Requirements and Eligibility Determinations for Providers/Drivers Program Integrity, Correct Billing Concerns, Documentation and Data Requirements for NEMT Providers Economic Factors and Cost Containment Challenges in NEMT NEMT Coordination Topics Combined, the founders of MTAC help manage and deliver NEMT services in almost every ..read more

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 non-emergency transportation in healthcare. The new research paper, “Considering the Ideal Role for Non-Emergency Transportation in Addressing Social Determinants of Health in Medicaid and Medicare Populations” assesses (1) the value of non-emergency transportation for vulnerable Medicare beneficiaries, and (2) the variety of non-medi ..read more

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) benefit into law. “This is a great moment for the thousands of ride providers and transportation brokers who have labored for decades to provide transportation for the most vulnerable Americans,” said Robert Pittman, a Vice President at Logisticare, one of MTAC’s founding members. The language included within the year-end omnibus pac ..read more

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 transportation (NEMT) benefit into law. The subcommittee included the bipartisan Protecting Patients Transportation to Care Act (HR 3935), sponsored by Congressmen Buddy Carter (R-GA) and Tony Cardenas (D-CA) as part of a slate of bills focused on improving health coverage and outcomes. The legislation seeks to strengthen Medicaid benefici ..read more

The Medical Transportation Access Coalition (MTAC), in collaboration with Faegre Drinker Consulting and the National Opinion Research Center (NORC), is pleased to announce the release of new research and data analysis on the role of non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) for Medicaid beneficiaries. The research paper, titled “Understanding the Role of Non-Emergency Medical Transportation for Medicaid Beneficiaries by Race and Ethnicity”, provides the first in-depth analysis of NEMT use by Medicaid beneficiaries of different racial and ethnic groups, including by those with different healt ..read more