Fin The Most Reliable Non Emergency Medical Transportation Brevard County Provides

By Martha Miller


Brevard County is situated on the East coast of Florida, along the Atlantic Ocean, and encompasses Palm Bay - Melbourne - Titusville FL metropolitan area. The county is known as the Space coast due to the influence of the John F Kennedy space centre situated in the county, it also has the one of the largest number of residents requiring medical assistance. Non Emergency Medical Transportation Brevard County is in some cases the only means for these people to be able to attend their treatments on a regular basis.

With over 80 000 of the population of the county, falling into a category defined as Veterans, many of whom require constant non emergency doctor's attention, moving these individuals around falls to the companies offering their services to the scheme administrators. One such company is Comfort Ride LLC, offering a fully professional transportation service.

The size and demographics of the area make these types of transportation services vital to all the residents requiring treatments and doctor's attention. Companies have sprung up to fill this void, offering all manner of transportation to and from the various medial / treatment centers for the many numbers of patients in the county. Of the 10 hospitals in the area, only three are not for Profit and one has been named the top healing facility by the Baptist Healing Trust for the 3rd year in a row.

The State contracted transporters have to deliver a consistent high quality service in order to maintain their licenses, and affiliations to the State governed organization. Most offer a door to door service, assisting you to the vehicle, ensuring your comfort during the entire transport. Going that extra mile, assisting with check in at the medical centers, taking care of your safety the entire time.

It is important to know what the State Medicaid covers in respect of each patient, the rules may take into account the mileage, waiting time, and location of the appointment. While in some cases only paying for the fee for transport service for a loaded mileage, paid per member per month benefit. There are also instances when a driver will arrive for a patient to be stood up, the transportation company is then not allowed to bill as it is classified as a no show and presenting a billing may result in a case of fraud.

As with all services available, it is vitally important to ensure that the provider you choose is correctly licenses and has insurance to cover all eventualities. A well presented staff compliment, that not only is polite, well trained, but also understands the needs of being highly confidential regarding your personal and health information. Most importantly of course, is the vehicle being used for the transport, it should be reliable with tracking devices linked to a control room / dispatch centre of the company via GPS.

Transporting companies with testimonials are always a good sign of an excellent service provider. Especially if you are trusting them with not your life but one of your loved ones. Patience, understanding and above all professionalism, these are very important assets in any company.

Non Emergency Medical Transport or NEMT as it is commonly known is an important benefit, it offers beneficiaries who need to get to and from the services but have no mean of transportation. The code of federal Regulations requires States to ensure that eligible, qualified beneficiaries have NEMT to take them to and from their providers. Each State's aid programs differ and therefore it is important to ensure that your states program covers your needs.




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