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Considerations when adding ride-sharing to a healthcare benefit plan

February 20, 2019

Ambulance rides are a necessary and important service for patients in emergency situations, but as most people who have taken an ambulance can attest, it is a costly service even with insurance coverage. As the public discourse continues to focus on the high cost of healthcare, an increasing number of payers and healthcare organizations are turning to ride-sharing services such as Uber or Lyft for non-emergency medical transportation.

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Considerations when adding ride-sharing to a healthcare benefit plan