Healthier Communities

Have you ever missed a medical appointment because you were unable to find a ride? For many vulnerable populations across the nation, this is the main barrier to receiving care. This year the theme for National Public Health Week was Public Health is Where You Are (observed April 4-10). But what happens if you can’t […]

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

One of the Biden Administration’s most prominent goals was to have 70% of American adults partially or fully vaccinated from COVID-19 on July 4th, 2021. This goal was missed by 3%, with 67% of adults partially vaccinated by Independence Day. The biggest reason for how we, despite widespread vaccine hesitancy, managed to even get close

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

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

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

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,

2020 has been hard. Thousands of lives have been claimed. Countless people have lost a job or been furloughed. One of the many lessons that we have collectively learned this year is how much we value the freedom of independent mobility. Sometimes you just want to go to see a movie, sit on your friend’s couch, or go

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

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