Blue Dog Coalition Asks Walden To Oppose Brook’s Bill Allowing States To Drop NEMT

Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-GA) and 10 other members of the Blue Dog Coalition are urging Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden(R-OR) to oppose legislation that would let states eliminate Medicaid non-emergency medical transportation for patients, including kidney patients who need dialysis three times a week. The legislation, H.R. 1394, was referred to the E&C health subcommittee in March by Rep. Susan Brooks (R-IN), and has yet to be taken up by the full committee. The conservative Democrats say eliminating...