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Cottage Grove flags $4.74 million in ambulance write‑offs; looks to neighboring cities for cost sharing
Summary
Council members discussed $4,742,890 in ambulance billing write‑offs and said Cottage Grove is negotiating cost‑sharing with neighboring jurisdictions to offset Medicare/Medicaid shortfalls.
Council members on April 16 flagged a large amount of ambulance billing the city will write off this year and said they are seeking contributions from neighboring jurisdictions that the city covers under its ambulance service contract.
A council member reported the total write‑offs for ambulance services were $4,742,890, and that roughly $1,359,000 of that amount is attributable to runs in neighboring jurisdictions that Cottage Grove covers. The…
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