Lawmakers Pass Bill To Eliminate Ambulance Costs For Patients
The legislation requires insurance companies to cover the entire cost of ambulance rides.
Washington Ambulance Association
Bill In Legislature to Ban Billing Patients For Ambulance Rides
Insurance companies are currently paying only a portion of the cost, forcing ambulance companies to bill patients for the balance of their costs.
Washington Ambulance Companies Faring Better After Medicaid Boost
The increase of nearly $14 million applies specifically to non-emergency Medicaid calls, which had not had a boost in funding for 19 years.
Gov. Inslee, Legislature Helping Ambulance Companies With Costs
Washington Ambulance Association President Mike Battis says the Medicaid reimbursement rate for ambulance trips hasn't been adjusted since 2004.