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Emergency services, insurers and 9‑1‑1 leaders debate ambulance reimbursement and paging methods (HB1322)
Summary
The Senate Human Services Committee heard proposals to set insurer reimbursement rates and prohibit balance billing for ground ambulance services. Testimony also raised concerns about a House amendment that would allow third‑party paging apps and cell phones as primary notification tools for first responders.
Representative Weiss’s bill on ambulance reimbursement (HB1322) drew testimony from emergency‑services, 9‑1‑1 and insurance officials about patient protections, provider solvency and communications reliability.
Bill Kalanick, for the North Dakota EMS Association, said ambulance providers face rising costs (he testified costs to deliver services rose roughly 66% over six years while reimbursement increased about 11%) and that underpayment threatens access, particularly in rural areas. He described three primary objectives: prohibit ambulance providers from collecting above a patient's plan cost‑sharing, ensure payment is sent directly…
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