Sens. Isakson, Brown Release Senate NEMT Bill

Last Wednesday Sens. Johnny Isakson (R-GA) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced the Protecting Patients Transportation to Care Act, which would codify NEMT as a mandatory benefit in the statute. As written, the bill would not affect existing 1115 waivers in Iowa and Indiana that have eliminated NEMT for the expansion population in those states. This bill has a House counterpart, HR 3935, introduced by Reps. Buddy Carter (R-GA-1) and Tony Cardenas (D-CA-29). Simon&Co has assembled a coalition of 58 advocacy groups to support this bill.