Low-income older adults depend on Medicaid’s non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) benefit for transportation services to and from medical services. Nearly 7.1 million Americans rely on it. Yet, every year, an estimated 3.6 million Americans miss or delay health care because of difficulty accessing these critical services.
With our partners at Community Catalyst’s Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation, we created an issue brief, Medicaid Non-Emergency Medical Transportation: An Overlooked Lifeline for Older Adults.
The brief outlines the importance of NEMT for older adults and people with disabilities, details the challenges faced by users, and offers a series of recommendations based on promising state practices.
For a quick overview of the full brief, visit our blog. You can also view the accompanying webinar here.
