KFF Health News Oct 17 2024 When Lyft driver Tramaine Carr transports seniors and sick patients to hospitals in Atlanta, she feels like both a friend and a social worker. "When the ride is an hour or an hour and a half of mostly freeway driving, people tend to tell you what they're going through," she said. Drivers such as Carr have become a critical part of the medical transportation system in Georgia, as well as in Washington, D.C., Mississippi, Arizona, and elsewhere. While some patients use