Politics
Is building a new kind of clinician merely a Herculean task or a fully Sisyphean one?
Planned Senate hearing, bills find new interest as smoke from Canadian fires reaches D.C.
EMS on the Hill has concluded but the lobbying must continue
UM Upper Chesapeake Medical Center CEO refutes Harford County residents’ claims that more beds are needed
Bipartisan group says plan could eliminate access for veterans, cause some air services to close
Voters in Cedar County approved a measure funding a countywide ambulance service
Legislation focuses on extending Medicare coverage for ambulance services
Traverse City voters chose the fire department, over Mobile Medical Response, as the primary ambulance service
Bill ties state’s Medicaid reimbursement rates to federal Medicare rates, paying whichever is higher, and removes 20-mile travel exemption
Legislation that can increase the number of EMTs in the field faces scrutiny about the impact of traumatic calls on young people
The Mobile Fire Department has begun providing ambulance service to approximately 20,000 new residents after a referendum on the annexation
House Bill 404 ensures the the Department of Health considers a veteran’s training related to emergency medical services
Legislation requires hospitals to develop ambulance bed delay protocols by Sept. 1, 2024
A 15-month pilot program in Clark County will have basic, advanced EMT training with an $800 biweekly stipend
