Medicaid
Three outdated paradigms holding EMS back
GMR’s Brian Henricksen joins Rob Lawrence for a frank discussion on operational deficits
CMS has relaxed ambulance regulations and rules to assist EMS agencies nationwide during the public health emergency
The 7-minute survey will provide feedback for CMS regarding waivers during the COVID-19 emergency
The American Rescue Plan Act includes a funding incentive for communities that form similar mental health response programs
Ambulance services initially selected to collect and report data for 2020 and 2021 will now begin collecting data on Jan. 1, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced that the first performance period will begin Jan. 1, 2021
The rideshare company also reported getting patients to their appointments faster than traditional non-emergency transport methods
The bipartisan group of House representatives is calling for agencies to receive reimbursements for treatment-in-place responses and telehealth use
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will delay the first round of data collection until 2021
The association says it is prioritizing PPE and testing access and funding in its negotiations at the Capitol
The Association of Air Medical Services is seeking federal funding to help air ambulance providers recoup lost revenue during the COVID-19 pandemic
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services allows providers to obtain verbal consent to sign when contamination of a stylus or recording device is of concern
The start of the five-year test period for the Emergency Triage, Treat, and Transport model has been moved due to the COVID-19 pandemic
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services outlined requirements that have been waived to prioritize patient care during the COVID-19 national emergency
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has selected 205 applicants to test the program for five years
The proposed bill would boost Medicaid reimbursements for ambulance services
The service’s president and CEO said the shutdown is due to financial problems
The former operator of a private ambulance service must serve 30 months in federal prison and pay restitution
Like it or not, the reality of doing what we do is that EMS is a business, and like any business, income must at least meet or exceed expenditures to remain solvent and afloat
Jamie Hardin, AMR operations manager, estimates it takes crews between 20 minutes and an hour to respond to calls to help people after they fall
Under his plea agreement, Joseph Kimble will serve 30 months in federal prison pay more than $750,000 in restitution
The pre-filed bill for the 2020 legislative session would allow ground ambulance services across the state to seek more in federal Medicaid reimbursements
The settlement resolves a lawsuit brought by the employee and joined by the federal government and doesn’t require Hart to Heart to admit liability
With their budgets increasingly strained, fire and EMS squads across the region are reaching out to the residents, not to raise money or recruit, but to educate
A lawsuit claimed the ambulance service submitted more than 1,000 fake reimbursement claims to Medicare and Medicaid
The Livingston County Emergency Medical Services will take over for the now-closed Avon Rotary-Lions Ambulance service
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed a Medicaid cut that has ambulance services nervous about the future of the industry
The proposal would eliminate Medicaid payments for low-income and elderly patients insured by both Medicare and Medicaid
A group representing EMS agencies estimates its members will lose $14 million a year under a proposal that would cut Medicaid payments for some patients
A new DC Fire and EMS policy allows EMS providers to refer some non-emergent patients to a clinic instead of taking them to a hospital
The model policy will reimburse EMS agencies for the cost of providing Medicare beneficiaries with treatment-without-transportation and transporting patients to alternative destinations
The Emergency Triage, Treat and Transport Model makes Medicare reimbursement available for treatment without transport
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