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Senate committee advances bill to raise Medicaid ambulance payments to Medicare rates
Summary
A Senate committee voted to advance a bill that would benchmark Medicaid reimbursement for ground emergency medical services to 100% of current Medicare rates, adding an estimated $1.3 million in state general funds and $1.3 million in federal matching funds for the biennium. Supporters said it helps providers but is not a full solution for rural EMS sustainability.
A Senate Labor and Health committee voted to advance Senate File 4, a bill that would raise Medicaid reimbursement for ground emergency medical services to 100% of current Medicare rates, the committee heard. Franz Fuchs, deputy director of the Wyoming Department of Health, told members the change would require $1,300,000 in state general funds and an equal amount in federal matching funds for the biennium.
Supporters said the increase would provide modest but meaningful relief for ambulance providers while cautioning it would not fix deeper structural problems in rural EMS. "It directs the department to raise our…
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