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Urgent: Protect NEMT — Secure Higher Medi-Cal & Broker Rates --

The California Medical Transportation Association (CMTA) is working with the Legislature to author and co-author a bill that will increase both Medi-Cal reimbursement rates and broker contract rates for NEMT providers.

This is our last chance to stay in business. Providers across California are at the breaking point:

    • Vehicle costs for ADA vans, lifts, repairs, and parts have skyrocketed.
    • Insurance premiums now average $19,000–$20,000 per vehicle per year, up from $8,000–$9,000 just last year.
    • Fuel, labor, and compliance costs continue to climb with no relief.

Without meaningful increases in both Medi-Cal and broker rates, many providers will be forced to close. That means dialysis, oncology, wound care, and other medically fragile patients will lose access to essential transportation.

    • We will provide a full update on this legislative effort to raise Medi-Cal and broker rates and map out our next steps.
    • To ensure this bill succeeds, CMTA has launched a statewide fundraiser dedicated exclusively to this effort.

Funds will power:
    • Direct lobbying and vote-counting in Sacramento
    • Coalition-building with patient advocates and healthcare providers
    • Testimony backed by real data on costs and patient impact
    • Rapid-response communications to lawmakers and brokers

CMTA is asking every provider to contribute at one of these levels: • $500 • $750 • $1,000

Your support is critical. Together, we can secure fair Medi-Cal and broker rates and keep California’s NEMT industry alive for the patients who depend on us.

With urgency and determination, on behalf of CMTA Board of Directors

Marat Sheynkman
Executive Director California Medical Transportation Association