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Washington County approves 27% increase to emergency transport rates, 4-1
Summary
The Washington County Board approved a 27% increase in emergency medical services (EMS) transport rates effective Jan. 1, 2026, after debate about system efficiencies, federal reimbursement shortfalls and hospital offload delays. The motion passed 4-1.
The Washington County Board of Commissioners voted 4-1 on Oct. 21 to raise the county's emergency medical services emergency-transportation rate by 27% effective Jan. 1, 2026.
The increase, presented by Mira Samantha, director of Health and Human Services, and Adrian Donner, public health program supervisor, is intended to shore up the county's fee-for-service 9-1-1 ambulance system while county staff pursue operational efficiencies. Samantha told the board the rate change is being proposed alongside ongoing projects to reduce ambulance patient offload time at hospitals and…
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