MedStar hoped ride-sharing could lower its doctor visit no-shows. This study isn't so sure.

MedStar Health was an early partner with Uber Technologies Inc., hoping the ride-sharing service could help curb the problem of medical appointment no-shows. But a new study suggests otherwise. The study, published online last week in JAMA Internal Medicine, showed that offering complimentary ride-sharing for patients resulted in little difference in the rate of missed appointments. During the study, which looked at Medicaid enrollees at two Philadelphia clinics between October 2016 and April 2017,…
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