Editor’s Note: EMS1 is proud to be the Premier Media Sponsor of the Pinnacle Webinar Series. On Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 2 p.m. ET, Fitch & Associates will present the webinar, “New Congress and shifting sands: What does this mean for reimbursement reform?” Register today.
Medicare’s ambulance fee schedule hasn’t changed in more than 20 years. It was built on cost data that predates current staffing models, fuel prices and equipment costs — and providers have been billing against it ever since.
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Two bipartisan bills now in Congress would change that. The Protecting Air Ambulance Services for Americans Act and the Reimbursing Emergency Services for Critical Urgent Encounters (RESCUE) Act would both strengthen the link between what it actually costs to run an ambulance call and what Medicare pays for it.
On Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 2 p.m. ET, Fitch & Associates will present the webinar, “New Congress and shifting sands: What does this mean for reimbursement reform?” featuring Ed Marasco, MPM, CMTE, LIFT-C, EMT-P (Ret.), EVP of external affairs at Digitech, and Michael Brook, SVP of client services at Digitech.
The session covers both ground and air medical providers, and goes beyond the legislation itself to address:
- What providers can do now to understand their own costs, strengthen their data and prepare for a reimbursement environment shaped increasingly by cost transparency
- How the outcome of this week’s elections could affect the path for ground and air ambulance legislation and priorities in a new Congress
- Why cost transparency and reliable data matter regardless of how the current proposals land
The Pinnacle Webinar Series is produced in cooperation with Pinnacle Premier Media Partner EMS1. Ninth Brain is Fitch & Associates’ Learning Partner. This event is sponsored by Digitech.
Additional resources:
- Bipartisan bill targets Medicare ambulance reimbursement shortfalls
- GADCS & EMS cost data in 2025: Are we on track?
- The $160 mirage: Why every EMS leader should read the Elevance ambulance report
- Quantifying the gap between expenses and revenue for EMS services
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