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Council adopts 2026 ambulance fee schedule to align with insurer allowable rates

Alpena City Council · November 18, 2025
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Summary

The Alpena City Council approved a 2026 ambulance fee schedule (5% increase across the board, effective Jan. 1, 2026) to align with updated allowable rates published by insurers and CMS; the increase stays within a 5% threshold that avoids separate county approval.

The Alpena City Council on Nov. 17 approved adjustments to the city’s ambulance fee schedule for 2026 to align with newly published allowable rates from insurers and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Deputy Chief Andy Marceau, working with the city’s contracted EMS biller (Mobile Health Resources), explained that third-party insurers set allowable…

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