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Witnesses urge KDHE to fund statewide emergency coordination and community paramedicine infrastructure to lower long‑term Medicaid costs
Summary
Vendors and operators told the committee that a HIPAA‑compliant coordination platform and a statewide community‑paramedicine backbone can reduce time to treatment for emergencies, improve transfers and save Medicaid dollars; ask included multi‑year infrastructure funding.
Two witnesses described complementary investments to improve emergency coordination and community paramedicine statewide and tied those investments to potential Medicaid cost avoidance.
Ashley Voss (Polsera/Pulsara) recommended a secure, HIPAA‑compliant platform that links EMS, hospitals and public safety to shorten time to treatment for strokes, heart attacks and trauma and to streamline…
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