Study identifies air medical transport Medicare funding shortfalls

By EMS1 Staff ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A new study has found that current Medicare reimbursement rates do not cover the cost of air medical transports. The report, prepared for the Association of Air Medical Services, notes the median cost of Medicare air transport was $10,199 in 2015. However, Medicare payment rates covered only 59 percent of reported costs for transports, with over one-third of providers ...