Transporting a member to preventative treatment is more cost effective than waiting for a major health problem to develop since transportation costs are low compared to the high and rising costs of healthcare. According to studies, expanding access to medical services via transportation resulted in such large savings that rising non-emergency medical transportation spending is justified. If you provide the medical transportation service to older people, people with disabilities, other underserved populations, health plans, and state agencies, you will:
- Remove transportation barriers
- Prevent missed medical appointments
- Decrease the impact of chronic disease
- Reduce the costs of inpatient medical treatment to Medicaid recipients
- Save substantial healthcare funding for Medicaid beneficiaries