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Louisiana NEMT news

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Louisiana’s ARPA NEMT Program Ends September 30

The pandemic-era supplemental program sunsets this month; final provider payments issue October 31.

Sep 15, 2026
Contracts & Brokers

Who Runs Medicaid NEMT in Your State? The 2026 Broker Map

Brokers, non-broker states, regional models and managed-care carve-ins — the contracting landscape every operator has to navigate, in one reference.

Sep 15, 2026

From The Wire

Louisiana: the state is re-bidding its fee-for-service NEMT broker — proposals open November 24

Deadline watch: Louisiana's ARPA NEMT program ends Wednesday

Deadline watch: Louisiana's ARPA NEMT program ends in one week

Deadline watch: Louisiana's ARPA NEMT program ends September 30

Federal & national — applies in Louisiana too

Revalidation: the off-cycle wave CMS ordered in April hits Texas, Montana and Illinois — with unannounced site visits attached

Nov 2, 2026

Watch list: Colorado at 60 days, Michigan bids closed, CRUSH still at OMB, DC, Wisconsin, CMTA Friday

Nov 2, 2026

Federal: the CMS fraud rule that names NEMT is at the White House — and CMS wants to rebuild its fraud contractors by November 4

Oct 26, 2026

Operations: MediRoutes moves dispatch into the browser, a week after shipping trip-history ETAs

Oct 26, 2026

Rideshare: Uber says more than half of states have approved it for Medicaid rides

Oct 26, 2026

Federal: a House bill would make electronic trip verification a Medicaid requirement for NEMT starting January 1, 2027

Oct 19, 2026

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