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.
Follow these five steps to save time, ensure accuracy and submit the data CMS requires to prevent a 10% reduction in EMS reimbursement for an entire year
An EMS social worker describes how a new program in Texas is serving patients while decreasing 911 calls
Taney County Ambulance District Chief Darryl Coontz discusses the department’s approach to staffing and how they avoid retention issues
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The bill will give 100 percent of the monthly salary earned by deceased first responders to spouses for their lifetime
North Dakota EMS officials meet to solve the declining pool of volunteers, which is the largest subsidy to EMS
Hospitals have made a variety of policy and procedural changes to get patients in and out of the emergency department faster
Sebastian Isaksen pleaded guilty to carjacking, vehicular manslaughter and DUI
Zika virus has been looming all winter, but local governments can get ahead of the problem as mosquito abatement season begins
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A senator who voted against the bill at the committee level attached a minority report, slowing it from being taken up for debate on the Senate floor
The bill would recognize PTSD as a work related diagnoses and will be voted on by MPPs tomorrow; the four unions combined represent nearly 8,000 paramedics
All local government EMS providers and volunteers killed after Nov. 1, 2015 are eligible for the benefits
Veteran paramedic Jason Hunt demonstrated the use in an effort to get a bill passed that would require high schools to have AEDs on campus
The proposal is meant to help cover the current Medicaid gap that has left some without coverage; the proposal faces an uphill battle in Nebraska’s legislature
The dispute arose after trustees voted to purchase a Dodge ambulance instead of a more expensive Navistar unit produced locally
The deal will allow rural ambulance companies to carry what they need without making hard decisions due to budget constraints
Poor pay from hospitals and private health insurers and a sharp rise in Medicaid patients have contributed to the financial woes
The bill would provide $80,000 for the families of EMS providers who were killed in the line of duty
The legislation is currently making its way through the Minnesota house; the bill would remove the two percent health care provider tax
Successful grants from foundations are obtained with persistence, hard work and dedication, not secrets
The guidelines urge doctors to avoid prescribing opiates for chronic pain and to instead try physical therapy, exercise and over-the-counter medicines
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Expect more oversight of EMS billing through post-payment audits and increased investigations, prosecution
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The bill would go into effect in January 2017 and cost the state an estimated $2.2 million annually
A Texas city council called a ‘Code Green’ to raise awareness of first responder mental health issues
Montana ballot initiative 179 seeks to train and authorize EMTs to provide non-emergency care to veterans is a meaningful pivot for EMS and patients
Montana ballot initiative 179 would make it easier for veterans to receive care from EMS providers
A spokesman for the department said the paramedics left to pursue other job opportunities
The fallout from the bankruptcy of a major NYC 911 EMS response agency will be felt most heavily by EMS providers on the street
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