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Washington County approves 13% AMR ambulance rate increase to slow financial shortfall
Summary
After presentations and discussion about EMS system costs and efficiency, the Board of Commissioners approved a 13% out‑of‑cycle ambulance rate increase effective July 1, 2025; staff and AMR will report back in October on system efficiencies.
WASHINGTON COUNTY — The Washington County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Thursday to approve a 13% out-of-cycle rate increase for AMR ambulance transports, effective July 1, 2025, after staff and AMR outlined cost pressures and potential system efficiencies.
Mira Samantalayi, director of Health and Human Services, introduced the county’s EMS briefing and said the county’s franchise-model EMS system depends largely on transport revenue. Adrienne Donner, a county public-health program supervisor who oversees the county’s EMS program, told the board AMR’s automatic ordinary increase for the year would be about 3.21%, and the company…
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