UF Health awarded $500K to improve health care access in East Gainesville, Florida
- Date: 02/12/2024
University of Florida Health has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Florida Blue Foundation to develop and implement programs to…
"A new partnership between CommonSpirit Health, non-emergency medical transportation broker LogistiCare Circulation, and rideshare provider Lyft aims to drive patient care access and address the social determinants of health, the trio announced in a press release.
Using broker services from LogistiCare Circulation, CommonSpirit providers will be able to coordinate a Lyft ride for individuals in need of non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT).
As of 2017, limited access to medical transportation was the leading reason for patient no-shows and missed appointments, according to data from the American Hospital Association (AHA).
All said, nearly 3.6 million individuals did not access care in 2017 because they did not have a ride to the hospital or clinic, with nearly 4 percent of children missing their medical appointments because they didn’t have a ride to the doctor, AHA reported."
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