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Portland committee backs bill to expand MaineCare reimbursement for on-site EMS care
Summary
The Legislative and Nominating Committee agreed to support LD 2119, which would broaden MaineCare reimbursement for community paramedicine, in-place treatments and alternate transport destinations; the fire chief said the change would open new care pathways and reduce unnecessary ER use.
The Portland Legislative and Nominating Committee voted to support LD 2119, a bipartisan bill that would expand MaineCare reimbursement for certain on-site ambulance services, after a presentation from the fire department.
"We currently are able to bill for cardiac arrests when we treat in place, but this would expand that to many other treatments that we can do in place," said Sean Donahue,…
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