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Appendix A - Surveys
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... 35 APPENDIX A Surveys
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... Formal coordination agreement Regularly scheduled meetings Occasional contact Other, please describe: If no, why not: 2. Would you consider the relationship between your agency and your state's Medicaid agency as: Coordinated -- actively pursue ways to coordinate Medicaid transportation services with public transit services.
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... Political barriers, such as the perception of the misuse of transit passes by Medicaid clients and/or the level of political work necessary to effect coordination. Information/technology barriers, such as the need to collect and confidentially store client data that transit agencies do not typically collect concerning riders or problems with the compatibility of technologies.
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... Are there operational barriers to coordinating public transit services with Medicaid transportation services? Yes No If yes, please categorize and describe these barriers: Differences in the level of driver training needed: Eligibility concerns: Different equipment requirements: Different liability requirements: Different service standards: Service design not compatible with public transit: Other, please describe: 7.
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... Please return this survey to Elisabeth Fetting, Senior Transportation Planner, KFH Group via e-mail: efetting@kfhgroup.com. If you have any questions concerning the survey or the study, please call Ken Hosen or Elisabeth Fetting at (301)
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... Are your transit services operated directly by agency employees or do you contract with a transit service provider? Operate services directly Contract the direct operation of transit services, but not the administration Contract the direct operation of transit services and the administration of transit services Use a mix of contracted and directly provided services -- Please describe: Other arrangements -- Please describe: 5.
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... Political barriers, such as the perception of the misuse of transit passes by Medicaid clients and/or the level of political work necessary to effect coordination. Information/technology barriers, such as the need to collect and confidentially store client data that transit agencies do not typically collect concerning riders, or problems with the compatibility of technologies.
From page 42...
... Are there operational barriers to coordinating public transit services with Medicaid transportation services? Yes No If yes, please categorize and describe these barriers: Differences in the level of driver training needed: Eligibility concerns: Different equipment requirements: Different liability requirements: Different service standards: Service design not compatible with public transit: Other, please describe: 13.
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... Please return this survey form via e-mail to efetting@kfhgroup.com
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... Please categorize the way in which non-emergency medical trips are provided in your state under the Medicaid program (check all that apply) : Brokerage, locally arranged within individual cities or counties Brokerage, regional in nature, involving several cities/counties Brokerage, statewide Direct service delivery using Medicaid agency employees Locally arranged contracts with private transportation providers Statewide contracts with private transportation providers Locally arranged contracts with public transit agencies (please provide examples)
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... Yes No If yes, what is the level of coordination? Formal coordination agreement Regularly scheduled meetings Occasional contact Other, please describe: If no, why not?
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... Financial restrictions, such as the need for the Medicaid agency to find the lowest cost trip, given the other modes that may be available at no cost to the client, and the need for the transit agency to receive the fully allocated cost of the trip. Political barriers, such as the perception of the misuse of transit passes by Medicaid clients and/or the level of political work necessary to effect coordination.
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... Yes No If yes, please categorize and describe these barriers: Differences in the level of driver training needed: Eligibility concerns: Different equipment requirements: Different liability requirements: Different service standards: Service design not compatible with public transit: Other, please describe: 12. Are there any changes planned for your state's non-emergency Medicaid transportation program?


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