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.
Conference presenters explained the pressing threats to rural EMS and health care systems and laid out creative solutions
By triaging patients with mental illness, especially repeat users, the Grady EMS Upstream Crisis Intervention Group provider has improved care, saved significant money and boosted morale
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Mayor wants Tampa to go after millions in ambulance fees
The national organization faces a $250 million deficit
On the issue of armed medics, it’s clear that we are very passionate about the topic, and that there is no clear direction to follow
House Bill 288 would give medics guns only when they went with SWAT teams
Marion County commissioners recommended charging $80,000 per year for the dispatching services the county now provides the hospital for free
Mayor Bloomberg says the law guarantees that those facing health problems related to 9/11 will be monitored by doctors and receive treatment
The proposal would give emergency personnel access to 10 megahertz of “D block” frequencies
Under new plan, Pinellas county would average the cost of firefighter/paramedic salaries and benefits across the county
Bill would bring New Jersey EMTs, paramedics, the agencies employing them and others under a more streamlined set of professional standards
Trooper said he should be immune from prosecution because he was acting within the scope of his authority when he attacked a medic
Overbilling to Medicare and Medicaid for ambulance service will cost Dallas $2.47 million
Memo indicates money was available and $20,000 from the current budget is being used to do the training
Bill would give public safety officials access to a nationwide wireless, interoperable broadband network
Insurers refuse to directly pay ambulance services unless they sign discount agreements
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts pays out $60 million each year for ambulance rides
Men claim to be providing financial assistance to cover or reduce the cost of ground and air ambulance medical transportation
IAEMSC supports the proposed New Jersey legislation (S-818 and A-2095) as a fundamental move to support and improve EMS in New Jersey
The Nevada Supreme Court ruled that such conversations are not privileged, as they would be between a doctor and a patient
Extraordinary string of national disasters put huge strain on Disaster Relief Fund
Legislation would stop private insurance companies from making direct payments to patients for emergency ambulance trips
At second annual event, focus on reimbursement, benefits, and D-Block
Public outcry has doused plans for the South Metro Fire Department to start charging out-of-towners a “crash tax” for emergency services
Fee is one of many revenue-raising ideas being considered by cities nationwide dealing with budget problems
Iinjured or sick people in several rural areas of the state already often wait up to an hour and a half for ambulance services
A report to the council indicated the tax is needed because the city is losing ground in the effort to maintain the current level of service
The bill extends death and disability benefits to EMS volunteers
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