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Commission hears EMS-billing concerns as pharmaceutical costs outpace budgets
Summary
Pittsylvania County officials said rising drug costs for EMS programs have depleted local budgets; commissioners asked staff to follow up on a county ordinance rewrite and told the billing committee to evaluate rate adjustments.
Pittsylvania County Fire and Rescue officials reported Thursday that the county and volunteer agencies are spending more than expected on pharmaceuticals and supplies used in EMS responses, and that current billing rates may not cover the new costs.
Chief Fowler, speaking for the EMS billing committee, said the county has "way undershot the budget" for drugs since agencies began carrying and purchasing medicines at the agency…
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