Rural lawmakers warn pickup-rate change could strand long-distance NEMT providers
Representative Taggart and senators highlighted long 'deadhead' miles in rural Colorado and said raising only the pickup fee to $19 would not cover routes of 50–150+ miles; lawmakers urged a tiered or distance-based approach and demanded more rural-specific analysis.
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Several lawmakers pressed the department for rural-specific analysis, warning that many long-distance non-emergency medical trips would remain unprofitable under the proposed pickup-rate change. Representative Taggart said provider notices show some carriers ‘‘are done’’ and that a $19 pickup fee ‘‘does not make up for traveling 50 to a 150 miles with absolutely no compensation.’’
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