Legislation and Funding
Legislation and funding issues always affect EMS budgets and operations. Use this topic to find out how the latest economic news is affecting EMS.
The federal government’s Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance helps users identify federal assistance programs and improves coordination
Community foundations, donor-advised funds, family foundations and private foundations can be an untapped source of grant funding for EMS
Prioritizing fire, EMS, and law enforcement emergency management organizations protects the safety of future generations
More volunteers, paid weekday EMT, remounted ambulance all part of improvements to Anderson township EMS
While there has been controversy over the new NFPA standards, they contain design changes that will serve as a base for new, safer ambulances
Funding has been and remains a top challenge; call volume has grown significantly since he became director in 1975
140 pharmacies in 22 counties have agreed to stock the overdose antidote
City of Troy council endorses bid from Haynes Ambulance; Care Ambulance has been contracted provider since 2005
The Michigan House of Representatives passed a bill that could allow EMT’s to refuse treatment based on religious beliefs; it still needs Senate passage to become law
Does the extent of volunteer shortages correspond to loss of life associated with delayed access to emergency care?
With problems such as roof leaks, septic tank issues and insufficient heating and cooling, the city is waiting for a needs assessment to determine which of the three stations to fix
Medicaid program focuses on ‘super-utilizers’ to reduce costs for patients with serious chronic health conditions
Ill. village board votes to end ALS ambulance service and contract with not-for-profit service
It was closed for more than a year due to staff shortages and budget shortfalls, but reopened after voters approved an 11-cent property tax increase
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that certain practices may not make sense medically, but they do financially
Three-year pilot program aims to combat fraudulent ambulance billing in Penn., N.J., and S.C.
Hiring eight full-time positions would mean better shift coverage and save money by cutting down on overtime
The FCC raised $10 billion to move forward with the creation of the high-speed communications network
Firefighters say cutting the city’s ambulance service and switching to a private company will increase response times
Minimum staffing drops to nine medics due to a decrease in tax revenue
He told the city council that a proposal for the fire department to take on medical transports would most definitely hurt his private service
The fire department would supplement transports handled by the ambulance service, and doesn’t believe it would negatively impact their business
CarePoint and partner McCabe Ambulance lost out to Jersey City Medical Center - Barnabas Health
As the Affordable Care Act enters its second year, here’s a look at four different experiences with the program
EMS officials are hoping to eliminate state regulatory borders with a proposed law allowing them to honor other licenses
Owners claim their ethnicity alone triggered the denial of millions in Medicare funding
Equipped with a battery-powered siren; the wheelbarrows are designed to reduce maternal mortality
The center replaces a 50-year-old building and places volunteer and county EMS under one roof
With an understaffed EMS crew and outdated medical equipment, the city is in need of more funding
A NASEMSO initiative to develop EMS performance measures can lead to increased funding and improved patient outcomes
The district will increase the eight-hour-a-day EMS service to a 24-hour operation to reduce burnout
Six of eight tax measures passed and will increase financial support through annual fees
The proposed facility would provide urgent care, air and ground transport to a regional trauma center, and a fully equipped ER to serve the community
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