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Committee hears broad public support to advance ambulance fee adjustment; insurers’ response remains unclear
Summary
Public commenters and ambulance providers urged the Los Angeles committee to advance a proposal to adjust ambulance service fees to cover rising labor and equipment costs; supporters said approved rates would preserve service reliability and allow raises for paramedics. The committee recommended advancing several items to City Council; no final council vote was recorded at the meeting.
On 10 de diciembre, the Los Angeles City Committee on Transportation heard several public comments urging the committee to advance a proposal to adjust ambulance service fees (agenda items labeled 0.9 and 0.92).
Speakers representing ambulance operators and hospital/ambulance associations told the committee the current fixed fees do not keep pace with rising labor and equipment costs and that higher, approved rates are needed to maintain service reliability and to increase pay for paramedics. Rock Barneway, introduced as CEO of Curt Company, said he was “here to support fuertemente el 0.9” and warned operators could not remain solvent without a fare increase. George Parker, treasurer of the Ambulance…
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