States are required to ensure transportation to and from providers for Medicaid beneficiaries, a benefit known as non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT). In recent years, policymakers at the state and federal levels have begun to re-examine this benefit. The Senate Appropriations Committee report language for fiscal year (FY) 2020 directs MACPAC to examine the benefits of NEMT for beneficiaries, and the benefits of improving coordination of NEMT with public transportation and other federally assisted transportation services.
To respond to the committee’s request, MACPAC conducted a multi-pronged study that will be published as a chapter in our June 2021 report to Congress. This presentation included the key findings of MACPAC’s study and an overview of the topics covered in the draft chapter.