ArticleJournal of general internal medicine2023
Essential not Supplemental: Medicare Advantage Members' Use of Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT).
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- Year 1 Impact of Offering Non-Emergency Medical Transportation on Care Utilization Among Low-Income and Disabled Beneficiaries in Medicare Advantage.Health services research · 2026Article
- Transportation insecurity, loneliness, and emotional support among individuals with a history of cancer.JNCI cancer spectrum · 2026Article
- Modeled Cost-Effectiveness of a Rideshare Program to Facilitate Colonoscopy Completion.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- Geographic variation in Medicare Advantage nonemergency medical transportation benefits 2020-2024.Health affairs scholar · 2025Article
- Transportation Insecurity and Outcomes in Hemodialysis Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN · 2025Article
- Ensuring Access to Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy in Rural Communities.Psychedelic medicine (New Rochelle, N.Y.) · 2025Article
- Transportation Insecurity, Social Support, and Adherence to Cancer Screening.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- Disparities in Patient-Reported Healthcare Affordability and Access Among Arthroplasty Patients in the All of Us Database.JB & JS open accessArticle
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Abstract
backgroundOver five million people in the USA miss or delay medical care because of a lack of transportation. Transportation barriers are especially relevant to Medicare Advantage (MA) health plan enrollees, who are more likely to live with multiple chronic conditions and experience mobility challenges. Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) helps to address transportation gaps by providing rides to and from routine medical care (for example, medical appointments, laboratory tests, and pharmacy visits) and has been added as a supplemental benefit to some MA health plans.
objectiveWe aimed to characterize MA enrollees' experiences with supplemental NEMT benefits.
designQualitative interviews focused on participants' experiences with existing NEMT benefits, transportation, and mobility.
participantsTwenty-one MA enrollees who used their MA NEMT benefit in 2019 and who remained eligible for ongoing transportation benefits through 2021. APPROACH: Using purposive sampling from a list of eligible participants, we recruited individuals who used their MA NEMT benefit in 2019 and who remained eligible for benefit-covered transportation services through 2021. KEY
resultsParticipants considered NEMT an essential service, particularly because these services helped them decrease social isolation, reduce financial insecurity, and manage their own medical needs. Navigating logistical challenges associated with arranging NEMT services required participants to commit considerable time and energy and limited the effectiveness and reliability of NEMT.
conclusionParticipants described NEMT as a valued service essential to their ability to access health care. They suggested ways to increase service flexibility and reliability that could inform future NEMT policy and practice. As health systems and payers learn how to best address social risks, particularly as the US population ages, our findings underscore the importance of NEMT services and highlight opportunities to advance comprehensive transportation solutions for MA participants.
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