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Stow City raises ambulance transport fees; officials say residents won’t see direct bills
Summary
Council voted to increase Stow’s EMS transport fees to align with neighboring departments; the city uses ‘soft billing’ to bill insurers and has a hardship clause for nonresidents.
Stow City Council adopted an ordinance raising emergency medical-service transport fees, increasing basic life-support (BLS) and advanced life-support (ALS) rates to align with neighboring departments. The fire department and the administration said the change updates fees that have lagged behind area agencies and that billing practices are “soft billing” — the city bills insurers for transports and accepts insurer payment; residents who are insured and who live in Stow generally are not billed directly.
Under the new schedule presented to council, BLS transport will be set at $850, ALS at $1,000 and ALS 2…
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