The city of Detroit wants to eliminate transportation barriers for pregnant women seeking prenatal services and care after their child’s birth.
The Detroit Health Department announced its “Rides to Care” program Monday about two weeks after it began offering the service on a limited basis. Any pregnant woman in Detroit is eligible for the free rides so long as their doctor is within five miles of the city’s borders.
The $1.2 million program, offered in partnership with Uber Health, a HIPAA-enabled platform that provides non-emergency medical transportation, is also available to mothers who need rides to their healthcare providers within one year of the baby’s birth…