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.
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Firefighters, other city union workers plan to file suit against Scranton mayor
Opportunities for EMS under ACA are large — assuming we can break out of existing healthcare paradigm
The 5-4 ruling now makes it certain that major health care changes will move ahead, touching virtually every American’s life
Residents, business owners could avoid paying fee by signing up for $48/year emergency ‘subscription program’
Current federal law limits these benefits only to emergency service personnel employed by governmental units
Area which sees 276,000 calls for service a year may soon see alternate providers
Brought in to analyze LAFD’s response time reporting, Jeffrey Godown called for dramatic changes data analysis approach
New campaign video focuses on Republican’s ‘job elimination plan’
As people get heavier, strain on EMS personnel’s backs and on their budgets grows
Money raised from selling special license plates was earmarked for anti-terrorism preparation, but went to plug deficit
Fire department’s budget will decrease about 13 percent to about $160 million
New taxing district evaluated as area short of volunteers to meet call volume
About 2 dozen school districts, emergency agencies, public housing authorities, religious groups, other nonprofits could receive taxpayer money through FEMA
Due to decreases in reimbursements, other areas, Hoopa Valley tribe can no longer afford to provide service for whole valley
Many other town fees have been unchanged for 15 years, do not adequately cover town’s cost
Property tax increase of 1 cent per $100 of assessed valuation to raise money for Garden Grove’s paramedic services
Delaware currently receiving $186 for transport medic runs, $93 for nontransport runs under contract that expired in 2008
Local official says latest actions take district 1 step closer to being operational
Report found that flawed procedures used by emergency operators could be leaving callers without help for crucial seconds
$13-per-mile proposal comes 1.5 years after raising price of ambulance ride from $415 to $1,000
As field providers, we have to grow up and escape the chains of the past
We should all be taking our state EMS officials to task over outdated and overly restrictive protocols
Officials say they knew nothing about it, administrator insists it was created by former town supervisor
$100 fee for first-aid-only calls which do not result in a transport
High number of uninsured people in service area, low reimbursements from Medicare, discounted rates for direct payments all hurt service
Owner of river access landing helped raise money for agency, department now holding fundraiser to help with debts
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Evaluation of ‘various options’ for the provision of EMS transport in proposal angered city’s firefighters union
Area covered includes ‘The Colony’, 55-and-older development
Department has lost $90 million to budget cuts over past 3 years
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