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1 Introduction This summary provides an overview of TCRP Research Report 202: Handbook for Examining the Effects of Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Brokerages on Transportation Coordination. A companion document, "State-by-State Profiles for Examining the Effects of Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Brokerages on Transportation Coordination," presents a non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT)
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2 Handbook for Examining the Effects of Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Brokerages on Transportation Coordination research objectives, audiences, and research process, as well as the purpose and organization of the handbook. Medicaid Chapter 2: Medicaid provides background on the Medicaid program to understand the context for NEMT.
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Summary 3 years. The DRA included an incentive to establish an NEMT brokerage: the ability for a state Medicaid agency to receive a higher federal matching rate for NEMT as a medical service expense.
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4 Handbook for Examining the Effects of Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Brokerages on Transportation Coordination Transportation provides the context to understand why human services transportation providers and public transit agencies want to coordinate NEMT with other transportation services. Human Services Transportation Human services transportation refers to a range of transportation services designed to meet the needs of individuals who have difficulties providing their own transportation due to age, disability, or income, sometimes referred to as transportation-disadvantaged populations.
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6 Handbook for Examining the Effects of Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Brokerages on Transportation Coordination cost of the fare charged to all riders. Public transit agencies benefit from NEMT riders on fixed routes to increase productivity and cost-effectiveness.
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Summary 7 Common Desired Outcomes Although stakeholders have different perspectives about NEMT, they also share common desired outcomes for providing NEMT services, as shown in the following illustration. Chapter 6: Common Desired Outcomes identifies shared desired outcomes and sets a framework for collaboration to achieve better results.
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8 Handbook for Examining the Effects of Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Brokerages on Transportation Coordination to a better quality of life. Two strategies will contribute to providing a better quality of service through coordinated transportation: 7.
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