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.
California legislators need to hear from the state’s 75,000 EMS providers in support of, or opposed to the EMS Workers Bill of Rights
Sustainment of a project beyond the period of grant funding is a sign of a wise investment for a project funder
Montana legislators have endorsed a bill to prevent financial ruin for patients who urgently need air ambulance transport
The attorney general’s investigators believe that nearly $500,000 was misspent between 2008 and 2012 by members of the nonprofit organization
Joyce Garrard, 49, is trying to prevent jurors from finding out she misled first responders and medical workers about what happened to her granddaughter
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She said she requested to enroll in the academy to meet the new requirements, but the fire chief denied her request
They will get 75 cents for every $1 spent on gas when responding to calls in private vehicles
Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White says more money is needed to add ambulances and staff
EMS can’t control the health care finance system, but providers should remain vigilant against fraud in their own business
About 37 operators claimed an average of 50 trips or more per patient, collecting more than $46.5 million from Medicare for non-emergency transports
An effort to delay the plan failed, and the city will cut 21 firefighter-medics, meaning there will be seven less on duty at any given time
The county public safety director requested another ambulance and five additional staff members to serve as “float positions” to cover shifts as needed
The agreement would establish an Emergency Medical Provider Network, and private ambulance companies that meet the criteria would be allowed to join
Most of the money is not going to those in the field, but to supervisors and administrators, with 148 earning more than the governor’s annual salary of $150,800
Cape Fear Valley Health Systems will be the fourth company to run the ambulance service in six years, and had been eyeing a contract for three
First Response has temporarily stepped in after a local provider closed, but will not be able to provide service for an extended period of time
They hammered out an agreement to temporarily calm a dispute over EMS costs
He will serve 27 months for offering kickbacks for fake Medicare ambulance transports
The governor signed the bill Thursday and it goes into effect for the 2014-2015 school year
They both pitched membership programs that aim too lower out-of-pocket costs for air ambulance patients
It will be used to hire a “hybrid emergency medical squad” among fears that the only local fire house and hospital will close
First Response will fill the void left by the shut down of Crossroads Ambulance Service
He told a friend he was afraid to call 911 because of how much it would cost
Being prepared ahead of time means EMS managers can proactively determine what the agency can live without — before they’re told what must go
The city switched to another provider due to financial concerns and dropped calls, but Thornhurst EMS hopes to restart its BLS service
Every EMT and firefighter who drives an emergency vehicle will take the class as part of a larger plan to reduce crashes, injuries and fatalities
Each side has accused the other of misleading the public, and they’re now refusing to share information with one another
Fundraisers have been set up for Kayla Smith, a single mother with three kids who is expected to be out of work for at least six months
The process will take nearly a year, and it’s meant to provide better cost savings and a higher level of care
The company is working to fill the void left by the sudden shutdown of First Med in December
Eliminating mandatory overtime at HEMS shows negotiation between labor and management can come to a solution
Another city may also pull out of CMED over high costs, and the three are talking about establishing their own separate system
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