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Justice in Aging and Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation Offer Recommendations to Improve Non-Emergency Medical Transport for Older Adults

Vanessa Barrington November 3, 2016

November 3, 2016 (Oakland, CA) – A new report released today by the Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation (the Center) and Justice in “Justice in Aging and Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation Offer Recommendations to Improve Non-Emergency Medical Transport for Older Adults”

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Medicaid Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT): An Overlooked Lifeline for Older Adults

Vanessa Barrington November 3, 2016

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 “Medicaid Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT): An Overlooked Lifeline for Older Adults”

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