Milwaukee Launches New Paramedic Unit, Reopens Closed Fire Station
Fire Station 28 celebrated the launch of a new paramedic unit, designed to address the city’s increasing demand for emergency medical services.
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Rural MN EMS Services Receive Nearly $24 Million in State Aid
Minnesota recently allocated $24 million to rural emergency medical services across the state.
Bankruptcy of MA Private-Equity-Owned Hospital Leaves EMS Chiefs Pleading for Help
Thirteen Massachusetts fire chiefs want the state to step in to avert a growing health care crisis triggered by the closure of Nashoba Valley Medical…
IN Reins in Ambulance Fees, Cracks Down on Surprise Bills
Indiana’s new 2025 law protects patients from surprise ambulance bills by requiring insurance coverage for most medical transports.
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Virginia Beach (VA) Moves Forward with Ambulance Fees
Virginia Beach is developing a billing system called “compassionate billing” that will recover some of the costs of its ambulance service, WAVY reports.
Virginia Beach Considers Introducing Ambulance Billing
Virginia Beach may soon adopt a policy of billing people who receive emergency medical services.
Warren (NH) Faces Ambulance Service Funding Crisis Amid Rising Costs
Warren is grappling with rising emergency medical service (EMS) costs as its contract with Warren-Wentworth Ambulance Services faces financial strain.
Wellpath Bankruptcy Leaves $6 Million in Unpaid Claims for MI EMS Services
Michigan Emergency Medical Service (EMS) providers are grappling with financial fallout after the former healthcare provider for the state's prisons declared bankruptcy in November.
Webster County (IA) Voters to Decide on EMS Funding in March Special Election
Webster County voters will head to the polls on March 4 to decide on a proposal to fund essential EMS services countywide.
Pardeeville (WI) EMS District to Close; ‘Poster Child of How Not To Run an EMS Service’
The Pardeeville EMS district will officially shut its doors by December 31st, after a majority of the five municipalities that comprise the district voted to…
Colorado Springs (CO) Fire Department Warns Its Mental Health Response Team Could Run Out of Funding
The Colorado Springs Fire Department is raising alarms that the city's mental health response program could end next summer.
MI EMS Provider Asks State for Reimbursement for Unpaid Prisoner Medical Bills
Richmond Lenox EMS is asking Macomb and St. Clair county leaders to contact state lawmakers and have them appropriate funds to pay unpaid bills.