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.
Has the disruption of COVID-19 knocked our journey to the EMS Agenda 2050 off its trajectory or boosted it into warp drive?
Breaking down the National EMS Assessment 2020 insights on telehealth, health information exchange and disaster preparedness
When cutting expenditures, be careful you don’t put your patients and agency at risk
The $40,000 grant was awarded to help fight the area’s drug abuse epidemic with substance abuse curricula
Deborah Greenspan allegedly awarded millions of dollars in federal contracts to her own law firms from a fund meant to help those with 9/11 related illnesses
City councilman Rafael Salamanca will introduce a bill that requires schools to carry naloxone kits
Rates of medication-assisted treatment, considered the gold standard for opioid addiction, went up 12 percent
Act 172 allows communities to offer volunteers breaks on earned income taxes and up to a 20 percent reimbursement for property taxes
Ambulance times slowed by almost two minutes after the Affordable Care Act was implemented
A resident’s recent flight bill was $34,000, but the town’s membership covered what insurance would not pay
Bellefonte EMS executive director and chief Scott Rhoat said the crisis is fueled by financial and personnel challenges, such as insurance reimbursements
Starting in November, when anyone, including responders, listens to a police scanner, they may hear muddled voices
Palm Beach County has $11.8 million in unpaid ambulance fees accrued from taking patients to the hospital
A New Mexico paramedic, educator and attorney encourages EMS providers to be innovators and promote the profession
At least seven people were taken by ambulance to be treated after experiencing chest pains, vomiting and sweating
The vests will help ensure “TacMed” is safe when entering hostile environments to provide care to police officers, innocent victims, bystanders and suspects
The act would allow a commemorative piece to be built on federal land to pay tribute to EMS providers
The Government Accountability Office studied prices charged by air ambulance providers and found that they are able to set any price they want
EMS experience, overdose patient data and funding needs aren’t mentioned in commission’s national emergency declaration request to President Trump
Crumbling volunteer EMS infrastructure requires radical thinking and strategies to provide quality emergency care
The legislation will limit the amount that can be charged by air ambulance companies that don’t have agreements with major insurers in the state
REPLICA’s model legislation creates a formal pathway for the licensed individual to provide pre-hospital care across state lines under authorized circumstances
Olivier Mireault responded to a cardiac arrest call at his mother’s home several minutes before his shift began
Northern Kentucky and Southwest Ohio fire departments say they need a new generation of paramedics to come on board
Fire Chief Brian Moriarty said he thinks firefighters need standards and protocols to follow when they handle overdoses that may involve highly toxic substances
The law prohibits a certified first responder from transporting a patient in an ambulance to a hospital without the presence of an EMT
Finance chief Don Moya told commissioners the move would not forgive the debts, but reclassify them to present a more accurate picture of the county’s books
As the number of volunteers dwindles, so does the medical safety net that EMS provides
Nancy Greathouse, who has cancer, was almost killed after an autoimmune disease flare-up on the ship
The legislation will help officials target physicians who might be illicitly prescribing powerful prescription medications
Assistant State Attorney Alan Johnson “suggested that they have a cut off” for patients who overdose multiple times
Nurtured connections in the grant funding organizations are advocates for fire and EMS proposals
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