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Vulnerable Minnesotans could face trouble getting rides to medical appointments next week
Vulnerable Minnesotans could face trouble getting rides to medical appointments next week
A group of non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) providers notified Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) officials Thursday that they might not pick up Medicaid passengers as of June 1, due to sky-rocketing expenses, including gas prices, after a budget impasse at the Capitol.
The state statute sets the rates paid to NEMT providers for Medicaid passengers who need rides to medical appointments.
“It was a very hard decision to send out that letter,” said Tarek Menesi, CFO at Driving Miss Daisy in Golden Valley, one of around 100 providers that notified the state.
Menesi said he can’t afford to pick up Medicaid riders due to rising expenses in the industry, including record fuel prices, but will now focus on picking up private insurance riders.
https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/vulnerable-minnesotans-could-face-trouble-getting-rides-to-medical-appointments-next-week/
A group of non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) providers notified Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) officials Thursday that they might not pick up Medicaid passengers as of June 1, due to sky-rocketing expenses, including gas prices, after a budget impasse at the Capitol.
The state statute sets the rates paid to NEMT providers for Medicaid passengers who need rides to medical appointments.
“It was a very hard decision to send out that letter,” said Tarek Menesi, CFO at Driving Miss Daisy in Golden Valley, one of around 100 providers that notified the state.
Menesi said he can’t afford to pick up Medicaid riders due to rising expenses in the industry, including record fuel prices, but will now focus on picking up private insurance riders.
And a budget couldn't be completed because the surplus is so large...
