State delays start of change to county’s paratransit system for low income and elderly
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"This is what we've been advocating for, to study it and look at the overall effect,"
Money for medical assistance transportation is now dispersed to counties to administer and pay for the programs. In
A potential loss of medical assistance funding could have gutted the shared ride system that provides subsidized rides to clients who receive benefits from four other social service programs, Blahovec said.
"We would have been looking at service cuts and fare increases," Blahovec said.
As part of last year's budget bills, state lawmakers approved a change that directed private brokers to be hired to oversee medical assistance transportation programs throughout
The state
The legislation signed into law last week puts the brakes on that implementation. It calls for completion of a study to determine the impact a change to private brokers will have on transportation services.
Concerns over federal reimbursements led to the initial change and the potential loss of those funds is still an issue, according to state Rep.
"Something is amiss in that program and that's why an audit is important to determine if this is a
"A statewide switch to a broker model may not be right for all of
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