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Ambulance providers ask Senate committee for larger Medicaid base-rate increase, cite rising vehicle and operational costs
2219234 · February 4, 2025
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Summary
The Texas Ambulance Association and providers told the Senate Finance Committee that Medicaid reimbursement and mileage rates have not kept pace with rising costs since 2009 and asked for a base-rate increase and higher mileage reimbursement to prevent service gaps.
Brett Coughlin, president of the Texas Ambulance Association, told the Senate Finance Committee that the association welcomed last session’s mileage increase but asked for an additional increase to Medicaid base rates and a larger…
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