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Frustration mounts as small print delays the HEROES Act, and presents a dual standard for provider benefits for the fallen May 22 at 2:20 PM | EMS1 | By AAA […]

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On May 18, 2020, American Ambulance Association President Aarron Reinert shared a special message with EMS providers from across the nation. Today, American Ambulance Association President Aarron Reinert shared a […]

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On March 16, 2020, CMS approved an 1135 Waiver request submitted by the State of Florida. The State had requested the flexibility to waive prior authorization requirements, streamline its Medicaid […]

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On March 13, 2020, President Donald J. Trump announced a national state of emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Previously, HHS Secretary Alex Azar had declared a public health […]

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Dear Fellow AAA Members, I write to you today during what we all recognize as an extraordinary time for EMS. As we collectively serve on the very front lines of […]

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Kudos to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University (JHU) the development of this excellent COVID-19 data visualization.  

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First Case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus in the United States The New England Journal of Medicine has rapidly published a peer-reviewed paper on the Snohomish County WA ‘Patient 1’. This […]

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This guidance is written to offer American Ambulance Association members the situational background and a list of resources and websites with which to draw guidance and further updates on the […]

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On December 2, 2019, CMS posted the 2020 Ambulance Fee Schedule Public Use Files. These files contain the amounts that will be allowed by Medicare in calendar year 2020 for […]

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On October 4, 2019, CMS issued Transmittal 4407 (Change Request 11497), which announced the Medicare Ambulance Inflation Factor (AIF) for calendar year 2020. The AIF is calculated by measuring the […]

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On October 29, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) posted a notice in the Federal Register announcing an opportunity for the public to provide comments on the […]

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On September 16, 2019, CMS published a notice in the Federal Register that it would be extending the prior authorization demonstration project for another year. The extension is limited to […]

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Section 1834(l)(3)(B) of the Social Security Act mandates that the Medicare Ambulance Fee Schedule be updated each year to reflect inflation. This update is referred to as the “Ambulance Inflation […]

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  It is my pleasure to share with you that—just minutes ago—Congress passed the 5 year extension of the Medicare ambulance add-ons. The extension was part of the two-year budget […]

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