To: The New Jersey State House, The New Jersey State Senate, and Governor Phil Murphy
LOGISTICS NOT THERE WITH LOGISTICARE
PLEASE STOP THE MADNESS NOW!!! For the health and sanity of patients and family, healthcare workers, and healthcare providers, please end third-party (Logisticare) medical transportation booking as quickly as possible.
Why is this important?
The 3+ yr-old law requiring a 3rd party intermediary (Logisticare) for booking medical transport is nothing short of chaotic--even life-threatening--madness for Medicaid patients: An hr on phone, no guarantee of transportation (regardless of need),late or missed appts, side entrance trucks sent instead of requested rear entrance trucks, stretcher vans instead of wheelchair vans, left stranded at appt. site because wrong van sent for return trip and would not send another because "..it's too late and we require a min. 48-hr request..", etc., etc., etc. Scheduling medical appts through Logisticare has done nothing but cause mass confusion for everyone. IT DOES NOT WORK!!!