Md. to distribute over $81M in U.S. funds to 13 EMS agencies
The money will offset costs of EMS care and transportation services for Medicaid participants between Oct. 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021
By Leila Merrill
BALTIMORE — The Maryland Department of Health announced Wednesday that more than $81 million will go to 13 Jurisdictional Emergency Medical Services Operational Programs.
The funds are intended to offset costs of EMS care and transportation services for Medicaid participants between Oct. 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021, WMAR reported.
“We welcome these federal dollars to directly reimburse some of the costs of providing emergency medical services in the state,” said MDH Secretary Dennis R. Schrader.
The health department “will disperse the funding through a voluntary program that provides supplemental federal payments to eligible public JEMSOPs,” WMAR reported.
