Lyft, Anthem, JPMorgan Chase and United Way Launch Universal Vaccine Access Campaign
December 22 2020 - 08:00AM
Business Wire
Coalition of Business & Community Groups
Target 60 Million Rides for U.S. Vaccination Effort
Lyft, Inc. (LYFT) today announced the launch of a nationwide
campaign to support universal access to the coronavirus vaccine.
The goal of this effort is to provide 60 million rides to and from
vaccination sites for low-income, uninsured, and at-risk
communities, when the vaccine becomes available. Corporate partners
JPMorgan Chase and Anthem Inc. and community partner
United Way will be working alongside Lyft to lead the
effort, with many other business, healthcare and technology
partners preparing to join the campaign as vaccines become
available in the coming weeks.
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“Making sure people can get to vaccination sites when they need
to is mission critical to beating this virus,” Lyft Co-Founder and
President, John Zimmer said. “This is an opportunity to use our
collective strength to mobilize on a massive scale and serve our
communities. We cannot let lack of transportation be a factor in
determining whether people have access to healthcare.”
Additional program partners signing on to launch the effort
include Epic, Centene Corporation, Modern
Health, One Medical, National Hispanic Council on
Aging, National Asian Pacific Center on Aging,
National Urban League and the National Action
Network.
“Rideshare connects communities with people, places, and things
that matter most, including health care services,” said Marianne
Lake, Chief Executive Officer of Consumer Lending at JPMorgan
Chase. “Chase is committed to serving all communities and ensuring
there are no barriers to families getting this critical vaccine
once it’s available to them.”
“At Anthem, we understand our important role to support
community health and ensure access to care. With the highly
anticipated vaccine now rolling out across the country, we are
pleased to be joining Lyft and other leading partners to ensure our
nation’s most vulnerable consumers will have the opportunity to
receive the vaccine,” said Gail K. Boudreaux, President and CEO,
Anthem.
“Every day a lack of safe and reliable transportation hinders
peoples’ ability to access basic needs like good jobs, healthy food
and public benefits,” said Suzanne McCormick, President of United
Way U.S. “By joining Chase, Anthem and Lyft as an early partner of
the universal vaccine access campaign we will make getting to and
from vaccine appointments as easy as dialing 2-1-1.”
“Access to reliable transportation represents a major barrier to
care for millions of Americans across the country,” said Megan
Callahan, MPH, VP of Lyft Healthcare. “In fact, lack of
transportation is one of the top reasons people miss medical
appointments. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated this problem,
creating a huge challenge in making sure vulnerable populations
have access to the vaccine — especially for seniors living alone,
low income workers, and parents with young children. We estimate
that 15 million Americans will face transportation issues trying to
get to vaccination sites. That’s where Lyft can make a
difference.”
Lyft’s on-demand transportation network provides critical access
to healthcare services for at-risk communities disproportionately
affected by COVID-19, including non-emergency medical transport for
home-bound seniors, people living with disabilities, and dialysis
patients. Many of these patients belong to vulnerable populations
who will be prioritized for early vaccine distribution, and Lyft’s
healthcare transportation services will play a critical role in
transporting them to and from vaccination sites.
The universal vaccine access campaign is part of the company’s
LyftUp initiative, a partnership of companies, community
organizations and individuals working together to make sure
everyone has access to affordable, reliable transportation to get
where they need to go. Working together using Lyft’s transportation
platform, companies and social impact organizations will help
underserved communities access vaccination appointments by
providing subsidized rides for employees and members, and free or
discounted rides for those in need. In addition to directly funding
rides, corporate partners will leverage their customers and member
networks to promote individual contributions to the campaign as
well as provide social media and marketing resources to connect
people in need with community partners. Community partners will
then route ride credits to those in need.
Corporations and non-profit organizations interested in joining
the universal vaccine access effort can email
supportlyftup@lyft.com. Individuals are also encouraged to
contribute by Donating a Ride through United Way.
About Lyft Healthcare
Lyft Healthcare is one of the largest providers of non-emergency
medical transportation (NEMT) services in the United States,
ensuring access to reliable rides for millions of eligible patients
who lack transportation. Thousands of healthcare organizations
partner with Lyft Healthcare — including nine of the top 10 NEMT
managers, nine of the top 10 health systems, the top 10 health
plans, large retail pharmacy chains, and key healthcare IT
organizations like Epic and Allscripts — to reduce costs, improve
the patient experience, and expand access to care. Through these
partnerships, Lyft provides access to transportation for up to 37
million eligible Medicaid beneficiaries across 14 states and the
District of Columbia.
This announcement contains forward-looking statements about
Lyft, including statements about Lyft’s vaccine access plans and
partnerships. Factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those addressed in the forward-looking statements
are detailed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. We do not undertake an obligation to update our
forward-looking statements to reflect future events, except as
required by applicable law.
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Danielle Adams Lyft Communications Press@lyft.com
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