Since 2009 when The Department of Human Services awarded transportation contract to an out of state firm called LogistiCare. They claim to be a medical transportation company but do not have the burden of owning vehicles, insuring them, providing drivers, providing gasoline or maintenance. They are simply a call center that our Medicaid Beneficiaries call to establish eligibility and to make their appointments for transportation. From there LogistiCare assigns the calls to a contracted provider.
While I acknowledge the State of NJ has the right to privatize any contract it wishes to I believe that this particular contract should have had more protection for the actual transportation providers. After all we are actually supplying the transportation. This has taken away the providers ability to build a business.
Our industry has worked for Medicaids low reimbursement rate with a zero percent increase for 17 years, since 1994.
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