1. Medicaid Transit Passes Spring Conference 2007 Charles Dickson, Community Transportation Association of America

2. “State to Offer Free T Passes to as many as 146,000 on Medicaid” Headline in “The Boston Globe” April 22, 2005

3. Issues in Medicaid Passes Legal and Regulatory Jurisdictional Financial Operational

4. Bus Pass Programs Portland, Oregon Utah Transit Authority Miami-Dade SEPTA

5. Portland Bus Passes one of many options Tri-Met is the single point of entry Estimated Savings of $2.6 million per year

6. Utah Transit Authority Serves Salt Lake City Issues about 12,000 passes/month Costs about $525,000 annually

7. Miami-Dade Began in 1993 Averages about 4,800 users/month Has saved more than $20 million while providing $5million in revenue to transit

8. Philadelphia 5 million Medicaid trips in Pennsylvania – half in Philadelphia Bus Passes and tokens provide frequent trips to recurring appointments About 1,500 passes distributed/month – saving about $3 million per year

9. Conclusions Passes work in limited situations If 1% of medicaid eligible trips were made on transit savings would be upwards of $200 million per year More research is needed

10. Where to Get More Information www.ctaa.org/ntrc/is_medical.asp www.unitedweride.gov