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.
Here are the seven expectations all ambulance services should strive to meet when dealing with Medicare, Medicaid and other federal payers
Once a volunteer EMS agency decides to hire paid EMTs, these questions must be answered before the positions are announced and interviews begin
Pre-planning and code enforcement are essential to EMS accessing, treating and extricating patients from political rallies and other mass gatherings
People with long-term prescriptions for controlled substances will have to submit urine tests, which some insurers don’t cover
Attorney for Metro 911 Center said records indicate there was no misappropriation of funds
Retroactive pay covers addition of ‘pager pay,’ which compensates EMTs for time spent on calls
Mom said she was transferred, put on hold and told ‘they couldn’t find the EMS for my son’
IAFC is working with program partners and others to save cache of data compiled by responders
Even in areas where there is no billing for EMS, ‘free’ doesn’t mean ‘cheap’
NY private ambulance co. says they are not poaching calls from the town; residents are calling them instead
Residents have until Oct. 31 to opt out of the city’s program that provides emergency ambulance service for $3 a month
Following national trends, Roanoke County is trying to reverse the continual loss of volunteer firefighters
American Medical Response claims that Blue Cross members have failed to pay it $3 million for ambulance transportation since Blue Cross stopped making direct payments to the company in 2010.
Fire/EMS chief said new pay rates would start July 1, month and a half before council ultimately voted on changes
It would help streamline state-licensing requirements for military veteran EMTs to prevent unnecessary duplication in training
The case arose after two subsidiaries of the Nashville-based hospital chain gave financial benefits to Diagnostic Associates of Chattanooga
Municipal ambulance service alleges that competing company has stolen 25 percent of calls this year
AMR will continue to answer emergency and non-emergency 911 medical calls in short term
Under the new rules, EMTs will be paid $3 per hour while on call, plus an increased wage for time spent out on a call
Staff members say patient violence stemmed from drug and alcohol are a major concern
Galway residents say the service will send the wrong message to tourists
Officials are drawing up ‘rationalization’ program that would see most of region’s 62 ambulance stations closed
Law will require sports stadiums to post phone and text message numbers so fans witnessing violence can quickly call security
MEDSTAR suddenly shutdown its helicopter program in August, citing the need for critical care accreditation
Tampa was charged with providing estimated 114,000 meals to law enforcement and emergency services personnel
Higher speed limits get people to their destinations faster, but officials worry about tradeoff
Resignation letter: ‘It’s a shame so many have paid the ultimate price for your failures. Their blood is on your hands’
At least 27 individuals or companies officially contacted county commission about buying vehicles
Narcan, a drug previously only available to EMTs, may now be available to civilians trained to use it nationwide
Study will look at how EMS is provided and see whether it can be done at lower cost
State advocates want a tougher law in place requiring vetting of EMTs, paramedics
After 3 days on the job, the chief said status quo is not an option
Why do we still have providers who don’t know that you should not take and share pictures of dead bodies from calls?
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