Citizen Portal
Sign In

Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!

Burke County to bring EMS billing in‑house, projects $6.9 million in collections

Burke County Board of Commissioners · January 8, 2025
AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Summary

County Manager Brian Rogers told the Board that the county has transitioned EMS transport billing from a private vendor to an in‑house system and projects $6,900,000 in collections through June 30, 2025 — about $1.8 million more than last year — helping to close an EMS funding gap.

Burke County’s board heard from County Manager Brian Rogers that the county has moved EMS transport billing from a private contractor to an in‑house operation and expects a measurable increase in collections.

Rogers told commissioners the county projects $6,900,000 in EMS collections through June 30, 2025 — “$1,800,000 higher than last year” — and reported what he described as an increase in average revenue per bill from earlier in the fiscal year. The…

Already have an account? Log in

Subscribe to keep reading

Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.

  • Unlimited articles
  • AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
  • Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
  • Follow topics and more locations
  • 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
30-day money-back on paid plans