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Iowa town cracks down on neglected ambulance bills

$63,000 worth of ambulance bills have gone unpaid over the last three years

By Natalie Conrad
Clinton Herald

CAMANCHE, Iowa — Residents who are not paying their ambulance bills will no longer be able to slip through the cracks if the city passes a new income offset program.

City officials have reported a persistant problem with ambulance bills going unpaid, leaving a total of $63,000 in bills unpaid over the past three years.

“I was shocked,” Fire Chief Dave Schutte said. “I thought we were doing well, until I saw the statement from the insurance company. We really need a way to target this group and hold them accountable.”

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