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CMS unveils participants in new ambulance payment model

Dive Brief: CMS has unveiled the providers that will participate in its new, voluntary payment model designed to alter reimbursement for emergency services for Medicare fee-for-services members. The agency selected 205 applicants from 36 states and D.C. to participate in the five-year payment program, known as the ET3 model, or emergency triage, treat and transport.… Read More »

Coronavirus fears hit Birmingham as facemask-wearing patient is escorted into an ambulance

Coronavirus alert in Birmingham as medics in hazmat suits quarantine suspected victim after he was SENT HOME by GP – despite revealing he had just returned from Wuhan Drew Bennett, 39, travelled home from Wuhan to Birmingham on December 31 Struck down with severe flu-like symptoms but was turned away by his doctor Yesterday ambulance… Read More »

Legislation to stop surprise billing could negatively affect air ambulance operators

Federal legislation aimed at eliminating surprise medical bills threatens the viability of the U.S. air ambulance industry, according to a report from Moody’s Investors Service. If adopted in its current form, the Lower Health Care Costs Act would be a significant credit negative for air ambulance operators, as the proposed legislation would allow private health… Read More »