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Lyft launches health care transportation program Lyft Pass for Healthcare will let patients schedule rides Share this story Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Lyft launched a program that will let health care organizations send patients prepaid passes that they can use for rides to doctor’s appointments. “We’ve automated an important piece of health access that allows patients to be self-sufficient and in control, while allowing our partners to focus on the services they provide, rather than on administrative processes,” said Megan Callahan, vice president of Lyft Healthcare, ...

(Photo via Lyft) Eligible patients, health plan members, and Medicaid and Medicare beneficiaries can now request a ride to and from medical appointments via Lyft Pass for Healthcare. The rideshare company hopes this new option will "put the power of Lyft into the patient's hand," providing more flexibility and control over their healthcare journey—literally. "We're inserting a world-class technology many are already familiar with into patients' care journey," Megan Callahan, VP of Lyft Healthcare, said in a statement. "By leveraging our superpower in consumer tech, we've automated an impor...

(Photo credit: Lyft)  Ridesharing app Lyft is furthering its foothold in the medical transportation space with the launch of Lyft Pass for Healthcare, a tool that lets patients plan their own rides to providers. The new program lets partnering health plan members, including those enrolled in select Medicaid and Medicare programs, as well as patients from client health organizations, request a ride to their medical appointment through the Lyft app. Previously health organizations or insurers requested the ride for patients. The organization partnering and paying Lyft will be able to: set th...