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Committee rejects ambulance balance-billing bill after heated debate over reimbursement and rural services
Summary
After lengthy debate over reimbursement caps, Health Savings Account implications and rural EMS viability, the committee voted 5'6 to reject House Bill 758 as amended; members later moved to table the bill.
The Senate Business, Labor and Economic Affairs Committee on Friday declined to pass House Bill 758, a bill addressing balance-billing and insurer reimbursement for ambulance services, after extended debate on rural emergency medical services and reimbursement levels.
Committee staff distributed an amendment (HB0758.002.001) to address a key sticking point raised by opponents: when application of the bill would make a health savings account ineligible under Internal Revenue Code section…
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