Balance Billing Archives - American Ambulance Association https://ambulance.org/category/reimbursement/balance-billing/ Mon, 11 Dec 2023 01:58:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://ambulance.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/cropped-newaaalogosquare-32x32.png Balance Billing Archives - American Ambulance Association https://ambulance.org/category/reimbursement/balance-billing/ 32 32 132285478 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 AAA Representatives Advocate for Protecting Consumer Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services and Ending the Need for Balance Billing https://ambulance.org/2023/11/02/aaa-representatives-advocate-for-protecting-consumer-access-to-ground-ambulance-medical-services-and-ending-the-need-for-balance-billing/ Thu, 02 Nov 2023 18:19:39 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=415931

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]]> 415931 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 | 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 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 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 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 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 Bipartisan, Bicameral Members of Congress Reach Agreement on “Surprise” Billing Legislation https://ambulance.org/2020/12/11/bipartisan-bicameral-members-of-congress-reach-agreement-on-surprise-billing-legislation/ Fri, 11 Dec 2020 23:25:17 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=303570

It appears that members of Congress on the House Ways & Means, Energy & Commerce, and Education & Labor Committees along with the Senate Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions Committee […]

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]]> 303570 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 Financial Hardship Policies: Steps for Your Protection [Sponsored] https://ambulance.org/2019/09/05/financial-hardship-policies-mp/ Thu, 05 Sep 2019 15:30:19 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=252261 By Eric van Doesburg, MP Cloud Technologies In an industry whose sole focus is to help those in need, it’s natural for us to want to assist patients financially when […]

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]]> 252261 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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