Legislation and Funding
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Reinstating the Illinois Public Duty law may be warranted, but not because of the case that led to it being abolished by the state Supreme Court
The long-awaited rule mandates that all health care providers receiving Medicare reimbursement return identified overpayments within 60-days or face Federal False Claims Act liability
Leadership of the organization should make the decision that grant funding is a revenue development strategy that makes sense for the organization as a whole
The department has been receiving about 100 calls a day since the middle of last week, when notices went out
State budget cuts threaten emergency districts in Missouri
More than 9,000 have filed lawsuits against NYC
Proposed increases expected to bring controversy
Talks currently in progress to not charge tolls to ambulances in service
State law requires ambulance crews to transport anyone who says they need to go to hospital
City close to passing controversial policy
Critics say special treatment, exceptions made for city employees
Emergency calls still answered despite rumors of bounced payroll checks
Reduced funding leaves program understaffed, underfunded
Metro Atlanta Meta-Leadership Summit includes 200 leaders in government, business and nonprofit community
Others concerned aboout eliminating need for city’s two independent ambulance services
Fire, EMS personnel legally allowed to shape government decisions
Ralliers urge Congressman to move James Zadroga 9/11 Health & Compensation Act to floor vote
Albuquerque Fire Department speaks about funding shortage at meeting
Resignation of board member leads to allegations of union influence, threats, and back-room deals
Fire and Emergency Medical Services projects $17.1 million shortfall in fiscal 2010
Advisors favor assigning all emergency care to ambulance carriers
Program designed to provide independent expert analysis of current EMS structure
Additional vehicle needed to maintain American Heart Association’s patient transport standards
Cuts will take $473,000 from trauma system budget
Responders face possibility of layoffs if no agreement reached
Fire Department asks permission to staff two ambulances with paramedics
Transports for toothaches, boils will no longer occur
Authorities rush to set up paramedic trainee class
Deal among municipalities folds in final hour
Paramedics no longer taking county calls
$1.33 billion plan calls for restoring previously cut EMS allocations
Legislation would transfer control of certification process of thousands of paramedics, EMTs
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