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Request for Proposal State EMS Policy Whitepaper Development & Strategic Consulting Services Overview and Objectives The American Ambulance Association (AAA) seeks proposals from qualified consulting firms to provide strategic services […]

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]]> 417210 GAO | Roll Out of IDR Process for Out-of-Network Claims Has Been Challenging https://ambulance.org/2023/12/21/gao-roll-out-of-idr-process-for-out-of-network-claims-has-been-challenging/ Thu, 21 Dec 2023 15:22:58 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=416712

Private Health Insurance: Roll out of Independent Dispute Resolution Process for Out-Of-Network Claims Has Been Challenging GAO-24-106335Published: Dec 12, 2023. Publicly Released: Dec 12, 2023.       Jump To […]

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]]> 416712 2023 Year-End Government Affairs Update https://ambulance.org/2023/12/21/2023-year-end-government-affairs-update/ Thu, 21 Dec 2023 13:12:48 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=416692 This content is for AAA members only. Please either Log In or Join!

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]]> 416692 GAPBAC | Materials from Oct 31, Nov 1 meeting posted https://ambulance.org/2023/12/10/gapbac-follow-up-from-committee-meeting-2-2/ Mon, 11 Dec 2023 01:58:05 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=416504

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]]> 416504 Prodigy Interview: Shawn Baird on GAPBAC https://ambulance.org/2023/11/16/prodigy-interview-shawn-baird-on-gapbac/ Thu, 16 Nov 2023 21:38:35 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=416066

Recorded November 2023 Outside the US Capitol during 2023 Stars of Life, Prodigy’s Rob Lawrence caught up with American Ambulance Association Immediate Past President Shawn Baird. Shawn shared next steps […]

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]]> 416066 GAPBAC | Registration Open for Oct 31, Nov 1 Meetings https://ambulance.org/2023/09/27/gapbac-registration-open-for-oct-31-nov-1-meetings/ Wed, 27 Sep 2023 18:14:48 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=413960

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]]> 413960 GAPBAC | AAA Comment Letter on Final Recommendations https://ambulance.org/2023/09/13/gapbac-aaa-comment-letter/ Wed, 13 Sep 2023 09:46:33 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=411533

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]]> 411533 CRS Issues Overview of Select No Surprises Act Litigation https://ambulance.org/2023/09/08/crs-issues-overview-of-select-no-surprises-act-litigation/ Fri, 08 Sep 2023 15:38:34 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=411230

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]]> 411230 PBS NewsHour | The No Surprises Act left out ground ambulances. Here’s what’s happening now https://ambulance.org/2023/08/24/pbs-newshour-the-no-surprises-act-left-out-ground-ambulances-heres-whats-happening-now/ Thu, 24 Aug 2023 14:19:58 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=410811

Thank you to American Ambulance Association Secretary @WayneJurecki for standing up for patients and #EMS providers. @NewsHour #SupportEMS #GAPBAC #AlwaysOpen #NotJustaRide https://t.co/L982QAYr3X @EMS1 @jemsconnect @UKROBL1 @AIMHI_MIH @EMSWorldOFCL — AmericanAmbulanceAsc (@amerambassoc) […]

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]]> 410811 GAPBAC | Follow Up from Committee Meeting #2 https://ambulance.org/2023/08/22/gapbac-follow-up-from-committee-meeting-2/ Tue, 22 Aug 2023 15:24:08 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=410720

Ground Ambulance and Patient Billing (GAPB) Advisory Committee Public Meeting #2 (August 16, 2023) The Ground Ambulance and Patient Billing (GAPB) Advisory Committee Second Public Meeting was held on August […]

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]]> 410720 GAPBAC | Second Meeting August 16 https://ambulance.org/2023/08/02/gapbac-second-meeting/ Wed, 02 Aug 2023 16:01:06 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=409946

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]]> 409946 GAPBAC | First Meeting May 2 & 3 https://ambulance.org/2023/04/28/gapbac-first-meeting/ Fri, 28 Apr 2023 17:21:11 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=402114

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]]> 402114 CMS Opens Registration for First GAPBAC Meetings https://ambulance.org/2023/04/14/gabpbac-may/ Fri, 14 Apr 2023 11:02:24 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=400805

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]]> 400805 CMS Releases New Guidance on Implementation of the NSA and Payment Delays https://ambulance.org/2023/03/30/cms-nsa-idr/ Thu, 30 Mar 2023 12:46:02 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=399191

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]]> 399191 President Biden’s Budget Seeks to Bypass Ground Ambulance Patient Billing Advisory Committee   https://ambulance.org/2023/03/09/president-bidens-budget-seeks-to-bypass-ground-ambulance-patient-billing-advisory-committee/ Thu, 09 Mar 2023 19:49:52 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=395446

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]]> 395446 GAPBAC Meeting Postponed https://ambulance.org/2023/01/12/gapbac-meeting-postponed/ Thu, 12 Jan 2023 14:08:39 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=386178

The first meeting (virtual) of the Ground Ambulance and Patient Billing Advisory Committee scheduled for January 17 and 18 has been postponed. According to CMS, the meeting is being postponed […]

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]]> 386178 AAA President Baird Named to Balance Billing Advisory Committee https://ambulance.org/2022/12/09/gapbac-baird/ Fri, 09 Dec 2022 18:26:53 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=383940

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today appointed American Ambulance Association President Shawn Baird to the Ground Ambulance and Patient Billing Advisory Committee (GAPBAC), established by the Congress […]

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]]> 383940 Ground Ambulance and Patient Billing Advisory Committee Update https://ambulance.org/2022/06/09/gabpac-update/ Thu, 09 Jun 2022 21:43:43 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=370132

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]]> 370132 Balance Billing | TX Judge Vacates Portions of NSA IFR https://ambulance.org/2022/03/01/tx-nsa-ifr/ Tue, 01 Mar 2022 15:57:47 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=357033

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]]> 357033 FAIR Health | Ground Ambulance Services in the United States https://ambulance.org/2022/02/22/fairheath-ground-ambulance/ Tue, 22 Feb 2022 13:08:51 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=356140

From FAIR Health in February 2022 “Currently, no federal law protects consumers against “surprise” bills from out-of-network ground ambulance providers. Some state and local governments regulate ground ambulance surprise billing […]

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]]> 356140 AAA 2022 Legislative Priorities https://ambulance.org/2022/01/26/aaa-2022-legislative-priorities/ Wed, 26 Jan 2022 16:54:34 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=353325

Yesterday, the American Ambulance Association Board of Directors approved the Association’s advocacy priorities for 2022. Our key initiatives reflect the challenges we face this year, including short-sighted threats to EMS […]

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]]> 353325 Notice on Ground Ambulance and Patient Billing Advisory Committee https://ambulance.org/2021/11/22/notice-on-ground-ambulance-and-patient-billing-advisory-committee/ Mon, 22 Nov 2021 17:04:42 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=346359

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has filed for publication in the Federal Register the Solicitation of Nominations Notice for the Ground Ambulance and Patient Billing (GAPB) Advisory […]

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]]> 346359 EMS Provider Comments Needed on the “Surprise Billing” Interim Final Rule https://ambulance.org/2021/08/16/surprisebillingifr/ Mon, 16 Aug 2021 12:23:56 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=325509

The Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Labor, and the U.S. Treasury Department (Departments) have issued an Interim Final Rule (IFR) on “surprise billing” that will take effect […]

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]]> 325509 Administration Releases First Surprise Billing Interim Final Rule https://ambulance.org/2021/07/02/administration-releases-first-surprise-billing-interim-final-rule/ Fri, 02 Jul 2021 20:45:02 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=323022

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]]> 323022 EMS Balance Billing Quick Take—July 7, 2021 https://ambulance.org/2021/07/02/ems-balance-billing-quick-take-july-7-2021/ Fri, 02 Jul 2021 12:51:05 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=322644

Webinar July 7, 2021 | 13:00–13:30 ET | Free to AAA Members Speakers: Kathy Lester, Esq. & Asbel Montes On July 1, CMS issued a proposed rule on Surprise Billing which […]

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]]> 322644 AAA Task Force to Address Balance Billing Challenges https://ambulance.org/2021/01/05/surprise-coverage/ Tue, 05 Jan 2021 20:58:24 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=305959

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]]> 305959 America First Healthcare Executive Order on Surprise Coverage https://ambulance.org/2020/09/25/afhp-bb/ Fri, 25 Sep 2020 17:39:24 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=281255

President Trump’s “An America-First Healthcare Plan” Executive Order on Surprise Billing Policy by Kathy Lester, J.D., M.P.H. As the American Ambulance Association (AAA) reported yesterday, President Trump issued an Executive […]

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]]> 281255 House Committees Consider Balance Billing Proposals https://ambulance.org/2020/02/14/house-energy-and-commerce-health-subcommittee-takes-action-on-balance-billing-2-2/ Fri, 14 Feb 2020 23:29:12 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=255527 This past Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively, the House Ways & Means and Education & Labor Committees marked up their proposals on balance or “surprise” billing. As we reported on Monday […]

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]]> 255527 Balance Billing Update https://ambulance.org/2020/02/10/house-energy-and-commerce-health-subcommittee-takes-action-on-balance-billing-2/ Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:26:13 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=255345 This content is for AAA members only. Please either Log In or Join!

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]]> 255345 Update on AAA Legislative Priorities https://ambulance.org/2019/07/03/update-on-aaa-legislative-priorities/ Wed, 03 Jul 2019 18:16:03 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=242423

The American Ambulance Association has been working hard to accomplish the legislative goals of the membership in the 116th Congress. The AAA would like to take this opportunity to provide an […]

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]]> 242423 Member Update on Balance Billing https://ambulance.org/2019/05/14/member-update-on-balance-billing/ Tue, 14 May 2019 17:26:35 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=228200

This morning Ruth Hazdovac and Aidan Camas of AAA staff and Kathy Lester, Esq, Healthcare Consultant to the AAA attended a briefing held by the House Energy & Commerce Committee […]

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]]> 228200 AAA 2016 State Balanced Billing & Direct Pay Survey Results Released https://ambulance.org/2016/08/11/aaa-2016-state-balanced-billing-direct-pay-survey-results-released/ Thu, 11 Aug 2016 15:18:16 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=14797

The AAA is providing its members with the results of two important surveys conducted of state laws impacting ambulance services.  The first chart entitled “2016 State Balance Billing Survey” shows […]

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