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.
CMS has relaxed ambulance regulations and rules to assist EMS agencies nationwide during the public health emergency
COVID-19 is overwhelming the already over-stressed and underfunded emergency medical services system. This is what EMS needs to survive the pandemic
Matt Zavadsky, MS-HSA, outlines the path ahead for EMS in the new normal, community paramedicine’s role, and his talks with CMS about treat-not-transport reimbursement
Johnston Ambulance Service served the community for over 40 years, but cannot collect enough money to pay its bills
The recent ruling prevents not only medical professionals and first responders from legal liability, but also bystanders who try to help
If passed, the county will implement “zero-balance billing” for emergency ambulance calls
The generic will be identical to the branded product in terms of functionality
The dept. is seeking to purchase a $150,000 ambulance, but the county said there are no feasible funds available to do so
Spiking costs force patients to quit medication and rely on EMS for help
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The new law will allow EMTs with basic-level training to use a syringe to administer epinephrine
In 2015, the department had over 2,879 EMS calls
The average price of a two-dose EpiPen package climbed to about $608 earlier this year, up from around $94 nine years ago
Planned facilities may hold patients for up to a day before they are transferred or released
The amendment will allow community paramedicine services to be covered by Medicaid
Progressive programs like community paramedicine and MIH are important steps towards fixing a flawed, inefficient health care system
Low pay and failing equipment have driven away almost half of all new paramedics
The ambulance company has given the county the end of the month to increase their $1.7 million contract
As the service expands, county voters approve the first EMS user fee bump since 1986
Here are the seven expectations all ambulance services should strive to meet when dealing with Medicare, Medicaid and other federal payers
The Massachusetts medic claims he is the first to contact “nearly every” candidate in this year’s election
Once a volunteer EMS agency decides to hire paid EMTs, these questions must be answered before the positions are announced and interviews begin
Trained military medics will be put on an accelerated track to receive state EMT certification and licensure
A prior conviction banned him from participating in U.S. health care programs
Paramedics will accompany firefighters, but transport will still be handled by AMR
Pre-planning and code enforcement are essential to EMS accessing, treating and extricating patients from political rallies and other mass gatherings
Fire marshal says fire codes, not politics, restricted size of audience
Many Trump supporters went home disappointed after the campaign significantly over-ticketed the event and then blamed the fire marshal
CAAS is accepting applications for the year until September
Policy questions are coming at the presidential candidates from every direction; here are six questions EMS should want answered
The purchase will allow the department to retire an older ambulance and ensure that it has an extra ambulance for special situations
The law previously only applied to stopped police, emergency and maintenance vehicles
Officials said a unified dispatch system, which the county is working to implement, is a key to improving the system
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