Healthier Communities

Designing a Supplemental Transportation Benefit for Medicare Advantage Members

Every Medicare Advantage plan is thinking about how the social determinants of health fit into their supplemental benefit strategy, and in particular, the national market is focusing on transportation. This past October, we learned that in 2020, 33% of the 3,148 Medicare Advantage plans are going to offer some type of transportation benefit to their

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Roundtrip Data Ensures Reliable Transportation at Competitive Prices

Over the past couple of weeks, rideshare users around the country have reported surge pricing and difficulty securing drivers for their ride requests. At Roundtrip, we facilitate thousands of rideshare rides each week. We dug into our data to confirm and better understand the impacts of these challenges. In 2020, the average rideshare fare per

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Roundtrip: An Essential Tool for COVID-19 Vaccine Access

Recent vaccine distribution has given the world a glimpse of hope in the fight against the pandemic. State and local governments are working hard to make vaccines available at pharmacies, public health centers, hospitals, and community-based organizations. Yet, those planning efforts are coming up short in one key area: how to provide transportation to people

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Philanthropy

Transportation and Philanthropy

Throughout the United States, social determinants of health (SDOH) have begun emerging as a top priority for nonprofit health foundations and academic medical centers supported by philanthropy. This emergence is giving rise to new grantmaking opportunities, programs, and initiatives for the betterment of health in our neighborhoods and communities. But in the past, transportation, among

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Fighting Two Pandemics: COVID-19 and the Mental Health Crisis

It has now been exactly one year since the first case of COVID-19 was identified. Many would have found it exceptionally difficult to imagine back then that a raging pandemic would bring the world to its knees, marking 2020 as a time filled with uncertainty, isolation, and despair.   In response to the unprecedented circumstances,

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paratransit rides

Roundtrip is the Ideal Solution for Paratransit Rides

Why should you use Roundtrip for paratransit rides?  Roundtrip offers an innovative and integrated transit technology platform. Roundtrip expands mobility options for paratransit systems by allowing customers to book same-day point-to-point rides, regardless of physical ability. Our marketplace of vetted transportation providers (i.e., curb-to-curb, door-to-door, wheelchair van, etc.), all exist in the same place. This

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California rideshare

California Rideshare: A Watershed Moment

In case you missed it, Lyft and Uber are having a watershed moment in California. At Roundtrip, we are big believers in the role that rideshare can play in delivering better health outcomes, but with Proposition 22 on the ballot in November, California may end up determining how much of a role rideshare will play in creating better access to care.   If voters vote ‘yes’ to the proposition, then app-based

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