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.
Dallas’ program came under fire for not making money, and that’s OK; here are 5 steps to a successful community paramedicine program
A diversified portfolio of revenue streams will help ensure that the organization has the funds to meet current and future needs.
The ‘Ban the Box’ campaign, as well as EEOC guidance, needs to be considered when asking applicants to disclose criminal convictions
St. Petersburg has proposed changing the amount it will pay cities and fire districts to provide EMS service and the way the funding is calculated
Between 2005 and 2010, Medicare records show that at least $488 million was paid to non-emergency Harris County ambulance providers
Ambulance firms are making millions off the poor, the sick and the mentally vulnerable, whether they need a costly EMS lift or not
The proposal, still in the planning stages, would offer free primary and preventive care to the public at five fire stations
Dramatic changes in resources should never be executed without a detailed understanding of likely outcomes and the associated risks involved
Tax foes say that basic life-saving services like paramedics should be financed by property taxes already on hand, not by extra taxes
Under current law, insurers send reimbursement checks for ambulance rides to patients
A fire department spokesman said, “The two tier ambulance system provides Chicago with some of the best coverage in the nation”
Fire Chief Chuck Overstreet met with City Manager David Molgaard on Monday to discuss overtime and other issues raised by a recent consultant’s report on the fire department
Local mayors and emergency personnel are unhappy with a $3 million subsidy cut
Officials are debating whether a mandate that EMS be present at every game is an effective use of resources
The spending proposals contain additional disaster relief money needed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to refill depleted coffers
Chicago FD is losing cash and tying up ambulances by administering free medicine to patients who refuse to be taken to the hospital
In many towns, what began as a simple tribute to the dead turned into an expensive headache as the cost of building such memorials ballooned and the economy deteriorated
The Georgia Department of Driver Services currently has 16 conditions — including pacemaker, autism, hearing loss, seizures and diabetes — from which drivers may choose
The money has come primarily to two state agencies, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the Maine Emergency Management Agency
After criticism that the fire district wasn’t serious about strong medical expertise, North Naples introduced new training programs and more diversified medical leadership
‘Bath salts’ linked to 5 local deaths in Ohio will become illegal on October 17
The health effects from the inhalation of the airborne toxins and pollutants at Ground Zero began to manifest themselves in various forms in the years following 2001
Some research showed an increase in thyroid cancers among some 9/11 responders
Officials recommend merging the Ohio Medical Transportation Board and the Ohio Emergency Medical Services Board to create efficiencies and reduce duplication
City of Palms Park, emergency medical positions, mental health and substance abuse dollars, and even the county’s back-up rescue helicopter may face the axe this year
Napa County recently followed a widely unpopular recommendation to award the next local ambulance service contract to AMR over a local ambulance company that had been in service since the mid-1940’s
Right before it was passed by the Legislature, a bill to ban the fake drugs was amended with help from a scientist who wanted to stop copycat products
The DEA and FDA insist they are still actively studying whether to move hydrocodone-containing medicines from Schedule III Schedule II
Seymour Ambulance Association came under fire in 2005 when former state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal investigated alleged mismanagement by former Director Frank Marcucio and his now- ex-wife, June
NAEMT supports the establishment of a lead agency or administration within a cabinet-level department
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