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.
Government grants often mean long waiting periods with your application pending
Expert witness commentary on the recent Paramedics Plus litigation, in which the government alleged violations of the federal Anti-Kickback Statute
DHS grant to teach tourniquet application puts direct pressure on kids to help other kids during a mass shooting and before EMS arrives
A doctor and his wife put more than $500K of their retirement money toward creating an ambulance service for an area in need of better resources
Narcan manufacturer made similar agreement in N.Y.; Cost of Narcan has increased nearly 100 percent in 2 years
Wider distribution and increases in opiate use has led to more demand for the drug used to treat an overdose
The proposed legislation defines “community health” services and gives EMS more flexibility when deciding where to transport patients
Seven years ago, Massachusetts paid $22 per Narcan kit; today, that kit costs $42
Federal grant programs included in the bill support a wide range of initiatives including establishing national EMS standards and helping military medics transition to civilian EMS jobs
Audit may infringe on FAA authority; Medics complain Trauma Hawk is “being used to taxi patients between other counties”
Proposed solutions don’t match the immediate needs or evolving long-term mission of an urban EMS department
Private company wants permission to provide non-911 transports within county and at a lower cost to the hospital
Squad unable to find a qualified and willing medical director to maintain certificate of need
7 medics worked more than 2,000 hours of overtime in 2014; 20 percent of Baltimore Fire Department paramedic jobs are vacant
The cost of the drug skyrocketed from $7 per bottle in 2014 to $98 per bottle in 2015
Proposed legislation calls for redistributing cell phone surcharges to help with 911 equipment and technology upgrades
New $9.8 million building three times bigger than old headquarters facility
EMS providers say they were told to bill Medicare at highest rate possible by a former chief arrested for allegedly plotting to have sex with a teenage girl
Legislation introduced in state Assembly and Senate toughens penalties for in the line of duty assaults on EMS providers and firefighters
The wife of a paramedic who died in the line of duty struggled financially, saying EMS providers should get the same state benefits as police and firefighters
Financial analysis follows allegations by emergency services district board members about spending and financial records of the EMS organization
The class aims to help rural ambulance crews keep their doors from closing
The new system may not be fully finished until 2017 and costs have ballooned to $2 billion
Fla. county approves writeoff for 1 year of uncollected transport fees after repeated attempted to collect from mostly uninsured patients
The demand for the drug to counteract a heroin overdose is on the rise, which is driving up expenses for EMS
After providing BLS ambulance response for decades 2 services give official notification of closure; lack of volunteers and inadequate finances cited as primary reasons
Despite protests city council moves forward on obtaining MedEvac vehicle with gun ports and a battering ram
EMS1 readers weigh in on how to best apply surplus funds (if any) from low gasoline and diesel prices.
Goal is to ensure a well-trained and reliable workforce to meet evolving patient needs and disaster response
CEO calls vendor’s unwillingness to service current equipment an ‘unfunded mandate’ to purchase required equipment
Nev. medics visits to patients key to increasing health knowledge and better self-treatment of illness
Since Medicare began requiring pre-approval of non-emergency transports in December, four ambulance companies have closed and three dialysis patients died after the requests were rejected
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