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After procurement dispute, Baker County approves $35,000 contract to complete Medicare ambulance data submission
Summary
Chief Nelson asked the board to approve paying an outside contractor to complete a federal Medicare ground ambulance data collection report for the July 1, 2023–June 30, 2024 period. Commissioners raised procurement and sole‑source concerns; the board approved the $35,000 total by a 3–1 voice vote.
Chief Nelson briefed commissioners on the federal Medicare ground ambulance data collection program, a multi‑year data submission intended to inform reimbursement rates. Nelson said the required submission is a 56‑page document and that preparing it correctly is time‑consuming; failing to submit would trigger a 10% Medicare reimbursement reduction, which Nelson…
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