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... 1 Research Objective The overall objective of this study has been to identify and evaluate practices used by state departments of transportation (DOTs) , rural regional planning agencies, and transit providers to plan and provide for rural regional mobility -- focusing on policies and programs that support services that can meet the Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
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... 2 Best Practices in Rural Regional Mobility Building on the definitions of both rural public transportation and intercity bus service, rural regional mobility service, also referred to as rural regional transit, is defined as one that provides transportation for the general public from a rural area across the county, or other jurisdictional boundaries,1 to serve a destination that has services (e.g., medical, educational, employment, retail, government) not available in the rural area.
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... Rural Regional Defined 3 Transportation [NEMT]
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... 4 Best Practices in Rural Regional Mobility Long distance Medicaid client trips are an important part of the overall need for regional public transportation, however the focus here is on services open to the general public (which could be used by Medicaid clients) rather than on specialized services.
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... Rural Regional Defined 5 • Medical -- In addition to Medicaid, there are other riders who need to access specialized services in regional centers. Changes in health care funding have combined with difficulties in staffing rural medical centers.
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... 6 Best Practices in Rural Regional Mobility home jurisdiction, or enable residents to reach services unavailable locally, and the process of developing regional services must address these political concerns. The major exception to the myth is in cases where local funding is provided by a local tax, and language governing the tax prevents any of it from being used on services outside the jurisdiction.
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... Rural Regional Defined 7 have seen increasing demand over time. In some cases, fine-tuning of schedules and routes has resulted in improved ridership.

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