Healthcare Accessibility

Mission

Increase access to healthcare services for Georgia’s vulnerable and underserved populations through healthcare promotion, community partnerships, and service connectivity.​

  • Meeting Schedule: The Healthcare Accessibility Workgroup meets on the second Tuesday of every month.
  • Meeting Time: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
  • Agenda Requests: To ensure that our discussions align with the needs of all stakeholders, we request agenda items at the end of each meeting.
Bar graph of Percent of Georgian households without a vehicle by race/ethnicity – CY2020​
Percent of Georgian households without a vehicle by race/ethnicity – CY2020​

Transportation is significant barrier to health access for Georgians. To address these challenges, CPI is working with internal and external stakeholders to improve the oversight and member experiences of Non-Emergency Medical Transportation, which provides free transportation to and from Medicaid-covered health appointments. To meet this goal, CPI is currently 

  • Working with internal and external teams to identify member and provider challenges
  • Working with the DCH NEMT team to improve processes and practice so that NEMT better meets the needs of Georgians
  • Improve member awareness of NEMT as a Medicaid benefit