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.
An EMS agency, facing an applicant shortage, surveyed EMS providers to see if employee-employer compensation expectations matched
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Is your department properly identifying reporting and returning overpayments from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services?
Council members said they were concerned about the financial impact and the safety of patients at a free-standing ER
Lawmakers say increase will raise $6M for department
The cost of EMS services in Pinellas County is under increasing scrutiny as money gets tighter
25 employees have been temporarily suspended from their duties since Monday
Levy provides about $14.9 million to help fund ambulance, public safety services
Residents may have to pay for ambulance service, child car seat checks and other fees to fill a $450,000 budget hole
Jumps in property tax rates for emergency medical services range from 18 to 47 percent
City officials are considering placing a $100 per parcel tax on the ballot
$600 million is available nationwide via the program, but applications are awarded on a first come, first serve basis
The Nansemond-Suffolk Volunteer Rescue Squad provides ambulance service for free for the city
Towns, counties, fire departments, EMS, and other agencies all benefitted from money, with the main goal of building NIMS compliance
Mayor Anthony Candelora said Wednesday the program couldn’t begin sooner than January
A voice that creates a roar that cannot be ignored
Comprehensive analysis also shows clear connections between the use of health care services and social factors
San Bernardino residents can pay an annual paramedic subscription of $24 or $200 per paramedic response
Nearly two dozen responders and money to replace outdated lifesaving equipment are on the chopping block in Virginia Beach
Education part of statewide trauma system program
The 79-year-old victim was standing in an ally when an ambulance backed up and hit her
Patients pardoned who used county EMS but never paid their bill
Rule change would allow responders more leeway to save lives
There are significant opportunities for EMS to fix things that haven’t worked in past
After more than a year of work, president signed into law a nearly $1 trillion health care overhaul
New bill would usher in near-universal medical coverage for the first time in the nation’s history
The deal would split at least $575 million among 10,000 responders involved in the cleanup after the Sept. 11 attacks
Attacks on emergency workers in Europe on the rise despite new legislation
Voters had the option to ontract with PACE Ambulance and Paramedic Services of Norway, but chose not to
All military groups to receive increased funding except for Coast Guard, the nation’s first responders
The department has been receiving about 100 calls a day since the middle of last week, when notices went out