Orange County ReviewORANGE COUNTY, Va. — When the ambulance sirens are still blaring and the lights are still whirling, the cost of the ride is usually pretty far down on the ...
Brattleboro Reformer BRATTLEBORO, Vt. — The already razor-thin profit margin at Rescue Inc. is going to get a little thinner next year.Starting Jan. 1, Rescue, Inc. and every ...
By George Barnes The Telegram & GazetteHUBBARDSTON, Mass. — Fire Chief Seth A. Knipe said he takes full responsibility for problems that occurred in billing for the Fire ...
By JoNel Aleccia MSNBC.comLYONS, N.Y. — Charlie Taylor was loading a four-wheeler into the back of his pickup truck last spring when the heavy rig jumped a ramp, overturned ...
By Adela Uchida KTRK 13 HOUSTON — Getting help during an emergency situation could soon cost a lot more money. Houston City Council is looking at more than doubling the fee ...
By Peter Abbott Milwaukee Journal SentinelSUSSEX, Wis. — The Fire Department can now charge for emergency services even when it does not take anyone to the hospital.The ...
By Jessica M. Karmasek Charleston Daily MailCHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Kanawha County official is saying no to the idea of ambulance companies charging extra fees for obese ...
By Mark Puente The Plain Dealer ReporterCLEVELAND — The city of Cleveland rented out paramedics' services for decades to private events and allowed an EMS official to collect ...
By Heather Caliendo and Brian Brus The Journal Record Legislative ReportOKLAHOMA CITY — Noah Roberts was expecting a big rollout of Docvia's new invisibleBracelet.org online ...
By Alicia Fabbre The Chicago TribunePLAINFIELD, Ill. — Plainfield residents may not have a hospital of their own yet, but for emergency care they can stay close to home now ...
By Benjamin Duer CantonRep.comMASSILLON, Ohio — A private ambulance owner hopes to sway city officials away from starting their own transport service.Ken Joseph, owner of ...
By Owen Thomas NBC New YorkVALLEJO, Calif. — If you dial 911 and then change your mind, the city of Vallejo, Calif. will soon charge you $200.Admittedly, the city is strapped ...
By Mike Morrison The Florida Times-UnionBRANTLEY COUNTY, Ga. — Brantley County's ill, injured and infirm have run up quite a tab - something in excess of $800,000 - in unpaid ...
By S. Heather Duncan The Macon TelegraphMACON, Ga. — Facing possible new cutbacks, The Medical Center of Central Georgia considered selling its ambulance service this month ...
Under new system, patients will be routed directly to hospitals capable of treating specific injuries ...
By Brandon Formby The Dallas Morning NewsIRVING, Texas — Irving residents who need an ambulance are charged the lowest rates in North Texas for the response, according to ...
By Nick Sambides Jr. The Bangor Daily NewsDOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine — If Tom Lizotte had his way, a 15-year-old Massachusetts girl stricken by a severe allergic reaction to a bee ...
The Associated PressOSCEOLA, Mo. — Voters have approved a property tax to keep the emergency room open and ambulances running at a rural western Missouri hospital that had ...
By Suzanne Hoholik The Columbus Dispatch COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio's trauma law was created to ensure that severely injured patients are treated at hospitals best staffed and ...
By Kristen Wyatt The Associated PressWALSENBURG, Colo. — Don't tell Dorothy J. Tenorio that Washington is nearing a deal to improve her health care.A former grocery clerk, ...
