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.
Taney County Ambulance District Chief Darryl Coontz discusses the department’s approach to staffing and how they avoid retention issues
Double lung transplant recipient Tom Saputo said he was surprised by the bill for the 27-mile air ambulance transport to UCLA Medical Center
Surprise medical billing and high air medical transport costs are getting attention and triggering legislation
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
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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
The mayor wants to move the existing EMS team to the other side of town; council members said it will leave parts of the town “unacceptably underserved”
Firefighters from across the country call for changing the protocol that prohibits certified medical first responders from using epinephrine
The company said Medical Mutual was “systematically and unilaterally” underpaying for air transport services
To move out of crisis mode and on from dire consultant studies, volunteer EMS needs less analysis and more action
Fire departments can use the program’s money for terrorism response training
The bill, passed unanimously by the state Senate, would provide 100 percent pension benefits to surviving families
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Currently, Medicaid only pays $420 for ambulance rides, which emergency service providers say more typically cost $1,300
The medical director’s resignation is the latest failure for a department entrusted with the care of the nation’s capital citizens and visitors
Some officials in other jurisdictions weren’t happy to see the contract extension appear on the agenda
The bill would provide benefits to the families of public safety personnel killed in the line of duty
A $250,000 Community Development Block Grant allowed the purchase of a new ambulance
A new law allows medics to treat and transport police dogs injured in the line of duty
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