Medicaid Transportation - Non Emergency Medical Transportation

There is indeed an ever-growing need for Medicaid transportation in many parts of the United States. Recent reports show that millions of Americans miss their medical care due to a lack of transportation to move them to their appointments.  Many people currently lack the income to own an automobile or to get a means to take them to their appointments. With the help of Medicaid, many people have received Non-emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT), which pays for the transportation costs and enable them to get to their medical appointments on time.  Many people who are old or disabled also enjoy wheelchair transportation services and as such, movements are made far easier.   

This guide is designed to show you the reason for the increase in demand for Medicaid transportation, what can be done, and what Axel Medicaid service is doing to currently assist with this growing need.

The report shows that a huge chunk of the federal money going to the States in America is due to medical funds.  Close to half of the federal revenue received is used to care for the health of the citizens. With all the health care revenue received, very few go into Medicaid transportation. This is poor because Medicaid transportation has contributed to better results and outcomes when providing medical services. Due to the increase in medical care services provided on an outpatient level, the spike in chronic conditions resulting in frequent trips to medical appointments, the healthcare system needs the support of Medicaid transportation. Non-emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT), makes available various means of going for medical appointments. This makes it easy for people to be consistent with appointments and ultimately save money which they may incur due to high ambulance charges.

The amount of people who are eligible for Medicaid services is growing at a fast pace. More people are added to the program and as such, there is a need for more NEMT services to meet their needs. Many people thus see it as a challenge to find just the right Medicaid transportation services to meet their needs. 

NEMT has proven very effective for people who are Medicaid recipients but are older or have a disability or are limited by low income.  This service gives transportation which helps them to access or meet their medical appointments.

So, Medicaid recipients may even receive some reimbursements if they on their own, make some expenses related to their health care in the course of transporting themselves to their health care appointments using their car.

Chronic conditions and illness are on the increase today.  Such individuals who have this kind of conditions need medical services from time to time. The demand continues to rise daily due to these chronic conditions like diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, asthma, and even cancer. Millions of people who fall into these categories need NEMT to have access to their treatments which sustain their lives. Some may even have appointments up to three times a week. These individuals mostly rely on others to take them to their medical appointments. A lot of money can be saved if many people start making good use of non-emergency medical transportation.

Axel Medical Transportation provides you with NEMT services. We could help you or your loved one design a workable transportation program to help you get to your medical appointments promptly and frequently.  Axel medical transportation makes it easy for you to move to your facility of choice either if you require wheelchair transportation, stretcher services or an ambulance.  Simply put the availability of a variety of vehicles can help you tackle the aforementioned problems which many people who used Medicaid transportation face.