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.
Three questions about the Expanding Health Care Options for Early Retirees Act suggest revisions may be needed before providers should rely on the Medicare option
In this episode, our co-hosts discuss new legislation introduced to Congress that would offer a Medicare buy-in option to retired first responders over 50
Operate more efficiently, collect more revenue and gain insight into your agency’s outstanding finances with an automated system
The grant will help pay for a project to link people who struggle with addiction to addiction treatment services
The bill would hold drivers convicted of driving under the influence responsible for paying up to $5,000 in emergency response costs
The presidential candidate said building a wall on the U.S. border with Mexico and a ‘just say no’ approach will help solve the opioid overdose epidemic
Adapt Pharma partners with foundation, education departments, and school nurses to offer a carton of FDA-approved naloxone nasal spray to every high school
The shooting of a firefighter responding to an EMS call prompted officials to purchase vests
Recently introduced legislation will improve the rapid administration of controlled substances to patients in need of emergency treatment
The plan would have assigned ambulance transport to the fire department for patients with serious injuries and to an unspecified private company for non-life-threatening cases
Use a comprehensive social media policy to set expectations for appropriate social media use on duty and off the job
Every ambulance provider should review and update their billing and claims policies and procedures
Department of Health describes reimbursement, recruitment and retention problems facing volunteer EMS agencies
Sen. Claire McCaskill said Missouri needs more tools to fight opiate abuse, including a prescription drug monitoring program and better research about average drug use
The $3.7 million package includes funding for 10 additional agents for the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency
The state pays a lump sum to the families of firefighters and police officers who die in the line of duty, but not to the survivors of EMS providers
The bill says EMS providers face the possibility of being physically harmed or stalked because of the nature of their jobs
Paramedic chiefs and EMS leaders need to answer these questions before purchasing body armor for their medics
West End Ambulance Service will buy 10 bullet-resistant vests, or two per ambulance
Funding a grant application is an investment that grant-makers seek to maximize the benefit to the agency and the community
Volunteer EMS agencies can be the best option for 911 services in many areas, but response must be guaranteed
Terry Johnson fraudulently billed the federal health insurance programs for about seven years for transportation services when patients were not transported
The state Supreme Court refused to rule against a law that allowed a Camden hospital to take over EMS services in the city
The bill would limit initial opiate painkiller prescriptions to a seven-day supply and set an evaluation requirement for overdose victims seeking help at hospital ERs
Leaders of EMS advocacy and membership organizations articulate how they would spend the record-breaking Powerball jackpot
If the act is not passed, EMS providers could be prevented from accessing controlled substances to treat pain and seizures
Indiana Sen. Jim Merritt says the number of lives saved by Indianapolis EMS with Narcan has risen from 629 in 2013 to more than 1,150 last year
West End Ambulance Service board of directors is expected to approve the purchase of 10 protective vests
The Ambulance Driver imagines a glorious future, funded by his Mega Millions winnings, as our EMS dear and fearless leader
Deputy Sheriff, shot and injured in the line of duty, champions PTSD coverage as a workers’ comp benefit
The public health department is sending additional nurses and TB investigators to find patients with tuberculosis
Big dreams to improve EMS with a windfall of funding for safety, health and wellness, research and leadership development
The investment went into recruitment efforts, new ambulances and raises for current employees
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