Fire dept. offers no out-of-pocket transport costs for insured residents

By EMS1 Staff CHARLLOTTESVILLE, Va. — A fire department is offering ambulance transports with no out-of-pocket costs for patients who have insurance. NBC29 reported that the Charlottesville Fire Department purchased its first ambulance in 60 years and said they will not bill insured patients who live in the city for rides. "We’re going to be insurance-only billing for city residents ...