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Menu Home About Blog Political Advocacy Motivational Life As A Quad Contact Let’s Talk About Access2Care Advocacy · Political Let’s Talk About Access2Care March 30, 2019 July 11, 2019 Aradia Wyndham Non-emergency medical transit (NEMT) is a federal requirement of state Medicaid yet due to the privatization of Medicaid users are discouraged from utilizing the service as a “cost-saving” measure. Here’s what you need to know:
NEMT is a service that helps people with Medicaid get to and from their medical appointments, either through direct transportation or mileage reimbursement. According to the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services , NEMT is for anyone who meets the state’s requirements for the service, from healthy individuals to people like Tucker, who is quadriplegic with a large wheelchair who cannot readily access public transit ( and because Waterloo doesn’t believe in sidewalks ).