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Increasing need for non-emergency medical transportation - How is the state handling it?

The increased need for non-emergency medical transportation has led the state to devise new strategies to handle the demand more effectively. The governments in different states are organizing medical trips with other transportation providers who aim at serving similar individuals. Several private and public agencies have been set up to administer or refer clients to human service transportation programs. They receive funds from different places; each resource comes with its own set of restrictions and rules. The accountability and eligibility standards, operating procedures, vehicle needs, routes and similar factors vary greatly across different organizations. The greatest challenge for the state is to curb improper utilization of resources, customer inconvenience, varying safety standards, and insufficient transportation service due to the big number, dispersion and diversity of coordinated transportation programs. Fortunately, development in coordination and mobility management