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Ambulance director proposes modest fee schedule adjustments for 2026; county remains below many statewide rates
Summary
Johnson County Ambulance Director Fiona Johnson presented proposed 2026 ambulance-service fees that incorporate a 3.4% cost-of-living increase and targeted adjustments after a regional rate survey; the proposal maintains many county charges at or below median regional levels.
Johnson County Ambulance Director Fiona Johnson presented the department’s proposed fee schedule for fiscal year 2026 to the Board of Supervisors on July 16, describing modest, targeted adjustments after a two-year regional rate survey. Johnson said she historically applied cost-of-living increases to the fee schedule and this year included a 3.4% COLA approved by the board. She also compiled comparative data from other Iowa ambulance services, Medicaid/Medicare rate schedules, and private insurers to…
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