Looks like Lyft is taking the time to cater to a different group of the community.
Lyft is now launching a program that is set to let health care organizations send patients prepaid rides they can use to travel to their doctor’s appointments.
Being that patients have had a hard time getting to their appointments this has raised a major issue in the health care system. Making non-emergency medical transportation more affordable to the masses appears to be the goal of Lyft, especially with non-emergency medical transportation estimated to be a $3 billion USD plus market.
VP of Lyft Healthcare, Megan Callahan said in a statement, “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.”
The program, Lyft Pass for Healthcare, allows health care organizations or social services agencies to set approved pickup and drop-off locations for its patients, as well as a budget for the rides.
Lyft is hoping to stay tapped into the industry by partnering with a number of health care organizations to help schedule trips for patients. The new program is also expected to make it easier for patients to request trips themselves in the app, as opposed to waiting for the health system to do so.
