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Indianola approves 30% EMS fee increase to close reimbursement gap
Summary
After hearing that reimbursements lag costs, the council approved a 30% increase to EMS billing rates (oriented toward ALS2/max-transport) to help narrow an estimated reimbursement gap; staff said the increase will not fully close the deficit but will move rates toward statewide medians.
City leaders voted to raise the municipal EMS fee schedule to address a persistent reimbursement gap between the cost to provide ambulance services and the amounts paid by insurers and government payers.
Fire Chief Aaron Hurd presented data showing the city's EMS costs exceed reimbursements and noted statewide averages for high-acuity (ALS2) transports are roughly…
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