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Commission approves ambulance remount purchase and raises service rates
Summary
The commission approved a $188,663 bid to remount an ambulance chassis and adopted a set of ambulance rate increases, including new fees for non‑transport assessments and higher event standby and per‑mile charges. Commissioners discussed Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement limits and billing constraints.
YANKTON, S.D. — Yankton County commissioners voted to proceed with a remount of a county ambulance and approved a set of rate adjustments intended to reduce write‑offs and recover more costs for non‑transport services.
Troy, the county’s ambulance/EMS representative, told the commission one bid from Aero Manufacturing totaled $188,663 including a $174,663 remount and a remanufactured power load priced at $14,000 after a discount. He said $171,000 had already been set aside in a fund and the…
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