Mont. lawmakers support 2 air ambulance regulation bills
Associated Press HELENA, Mont. — Montana lawmakers on Thursday moved forward with two measures that seek to prevent patients from receiving huge bills from air ambulance providers that are not in...
View ArticleMont. Senate passes air ambulance cost-control measures
Associated Press HELENA, Mont. — The Montana Senate has passed a bill to keep patients from receiving huge bills from air ambulance companies. The Senate voted 50-0 to pass the bill Friday before...
View ArticleOutsourcing ambulance billing: Pros and cons
By Daniel J. Pedersen For years, your ambulance service billed in house. But now your biller is ready to retire, and she’s the only one in the organization who knows anything about the billing process....
View ArticleAriz. House OKs bill targeting 'surprise' medical billing
By Clarice Silber Associated Press PHOENIX — The Arizona House approved amended legislation Wednesday designed to give more protection to patients who receive unanticipated medical bills from...
View ArticleStudy 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...
View ArticleAriz. Gov. signs law targeting 'surprise' medical billing
Associated Press PHOENIX — Gov. Doug Ducey has signed legislation that aims to protect patients who receive unanticipated medical bills from out-of-network providers. Ducey signed the measure backed by...
View ArticleLawmaker not giving up on cutting surprise medical bills
By Alison Noon Associated Press CARSON CITY, Nev. — A Nevada lawmaker changed strategies Tuesday after a decade of negotiations with hospitals and insurance companies have failed to produce a statewide...
View ArticleJudge allows woman's air ambulance bill suit to move forward
By EMS1 Staff KEARNEY, Neb. — A woman who was transported by air ambulance from the Dominican Republic to Nebraska after breaking her leg will move forward with a lawsuit against her insurance company....
View ArticleNM county to write off over $5M in unpaid EMS bills
By Tripp Stelnicki The Santa Fe New Mexican SANTA FE, N.M. — Santa Fe County commissioners on Tuesday agreed to write off more than $5.1 million owed by residents for emergency medical services and...
View ArticleFla. county losing millions of dollars in unpaid ambulance bills
By EMS1 Staff PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — A Florida county is losing millions of dollars having to cover the costs of unpaid ambulance bills. CBS12 reported that Palm Beach County has $11.8 million in...
View ArticleHawaii air ambulance company to buy only competition
By Kristen Consillio The Honolulu Star-Advertiser HONOLULU — A firm that controls one of two air ambulance companies in Hawaii is acquiring the second medevac business in a transaction that could...
View ArticleTransporting SNF residents: Choosing the proper payer
By Amanda Stark When you transport a Medicare beneficiary, you should always bill Medicare, right" Wrong! There are times when the bill should instead go to the patient, a group health plan, hospice, a...
View ArticleOfficials: VA owes $1.5M in unpaid ambulance bills
By Dion Lefler The Wichita Eagle SEDGWICK COUNTY, Kan. — Sedgwick County officials say the Veterans Administration owes the county more than $1.5 million in unpaid ambulance charges dating back to...
View ArticleCounty, VA work to fix $1.5M in unpaid ambulance bills
By Dion Lefler The Wichita Eagle SEDGWICK COUNTY, Kan. — Sedgwick County and Veterans Administration officials say they’re making progress on figuring out how more than $1.5 million in county ambulance...
View ArticleAmbulance fees could spike in San Diego amid response time concerns
By David Garrick The San Diego Union-Tribune SAN DIEGO — Ambulance rides would cost 24 percent more in San Diego and response time requirements would be softened under policy changes requested by the...
View ArticleInside EMS Podcast: The opioid epidemic and first responder safety
Download this podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud or via RSS feed In this Inside EMS Podcast episode, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson talk about a panel discussion sponsored by EMS1 and...
View ArticleMixing business and billing: EMS documentation impact on billing and...
Ambulance services cannot afford to feed the billing department incomplete, inaccurate or misrepresented information
View ArticleFire 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...
View ArticleND bill would relieve patients of air ambulance bills
By EMS1 Staff BISMARCK, N.D. — Senators are considering a bill that would alleviate the cost of air ambulance rides for patients. Senate Bill 2231 says that the patient’s insurance company is required...
View ArticleFeds: Company to pay $5.5M for unnecessary ambulance trips
Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — Federal authorities say a Florida ambulance company has agreed to pay about $5.5 million to resolve allegations that it defrauded Medicare by billing for unnecessary...
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