Surprise Coverage Archives - American Ambulance Association https://ambulance.org/tag/surprise-coverage/ Thu, 04 Jan 2024 16:31:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://ambulance.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/cropped-newaaalogosquare-32x32.png Surprise Coverage Archives - American Ambulance Association https://ambulance.org/tag/surprise-coverage/ 32 32 132285478 RFP | State EMS Policy Whitepaper & Strategic Consulting https://ambulance.org/2024/01/04/rfp-state-whitepapers/ Thu, 04 Jan 2024 16:09:32 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=417210

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 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 Clarification: Applicability of NSA to Ground Ambulance Services https://ambulance.org/2023/10/27/nsa/ Fri, 27 Oct 2023 22:12:21 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=415786

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]]> 415786 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 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 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 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 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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