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Ambulance director: GEMT approval will increase Medicaid reimbursement; new transfer protocol to reduce unnecessary emergent runs
Summary
Jefferson County’s ambulance director told supervisors the county secured GEMT approval that will begin paying additional funds per Medicaid transport starting July 1; the director also described a new transfer-notification process with the hospital and discussed using a wheelchair/minivan for non-emergent transfers to reduce costs.
The ambulance director (Speaker 7) told the Jefferson County Board of Supervisors Feb. 24 that the county was approved for GEMT (Ground Emergency Medical Transportation) and related set-off programs, and that additional payments tied to Medicaid transports will begin July 1.
Speaker 7 said the program will provide additional reimbursement (the director estimated roughly $880 per transported Medicaid patient based on last year’s…
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