SACRAMENTO, Calif., – The California Ambulance Association is pleased to announce that it recently awarded a contract to Page, Wolfberg & Wirth (PWW) to serve as the CAA Medicare Consultant. The new service to CAA members began on February 26, 2021. CAA President Todd Valeri said ‘After a thorough selection process, we are delighted to welcome PWW as our Medicare Consultant, As the CAA grows and goes from strength to strength and offers more member benefits we are looking forward to PWW taking that journey with us’
The role of the consultant will be to offer members answers to questions on Medicare laws, regulations, and guidelines, as well as quarterly webinars and regular attendance at the CAA monthly CAA Payer issues committee. ‘We’re thrilled to be named CAA Medicare Consultants,’ said PWW founding partner Doug Wolfberg. “We look forward to working with CAA members in navigating the intricacies of Medicare reimbursement and compliance issues. We are grateful for the trust the Association has placed in us and are excited to get started.” To further inform its offerings, PWW are conducting a Member Needs Survey to identify preferences for upcoming educational programs. Doug Wolfberg will also be a featured speaker at the live CAA Convention, which will take place at Lake Tahoe September 1 – 3, 2021.
As the CAA increases its membership and services, a RFP for an HR consultant will also be issued shortly to increase the level of member benefits it offers.
About the California Ambulance Association
The Mission of the California Ambulance Association (CAA) is to serve as the voice and resource on behalf of emergency and non-emergency ambulance services while promoting effective and fiscally responsible EMS systems and standards. Founded in 1948, the CAA represents the interests of emergency and non-emergency ambulance service providers serving nearly every county of the state of California. As healthcare’s first responders, the association is dedicated to assuring the delivery of excellent pre-hospital care to the people of California by promoting recognized industry best practices.
The association’s active members are successful independent businesses ranging in size from small community services to large regional ambulance providers serving rural, suburban and urban areas in nearly every county of the state. CAA members offer emergency and non-emergency services at the BLS, ALS and CCT level in various EMS system designs as well as other value-added healthcare and transportation services. CAA features leaders in field of emergency medical services representing for-profit and non-profit organizations, including family-operated, community-based and corporate entities. The CAA’s associate member category includes ambulance services that are government operated, fire-department based as well as air ambulance providers. The commercial member category includes vendors of emergency medical products and services.