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Minnesota NEMT news

What NEMT Wire has reported about Minnesota — broker contracts, rates, enforcement and compliance — newest first. Items from the weekly brief link straight to the relevant section.

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Minnesota: the quarterly fuel adjustment pushes wheelchair mileage to $1.92 and stretcher mileage to $2.71

Rural: Minnesota researchers put a name on what breaks NEMT outside the metro — unloaded miles

Federal & national — applies in Minnesota 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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