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Council hears competing testimony on proposed ambulance-rate increase
Summary
Paramedics and private ambulance providers urged the council to adopt a rate increase to stabilize services and wages, while Kaiser Permanente warned the change would shift roughly $25 million in annual costs to hospitals and patients.
Councilmembers heard competing views during public comment on item 0.17, a proposed adjustment to ambulance rates. Jos Parker, a paramedic in Los Angeles for 15 years, told the council the increase would help keep ambulances equipped and ensure technicians earn 'dignified, fair wages,' noting providers have not seen an increase since 2022.
Justin Meister, representing PR and A Ambulance, urged the council to adopt the Transportation…
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