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Willard considers tying EMS fees to Medicare after no rate increase since 2014
Summary
Council discussed that EMS rates have not been raised since 2014 and staff proposed an ordinance to set fees as a percentage above Medicare to ensure automatic adjustments when Medicare changes.
At the Nov. 3 work session, staff told council that Willard's EMS billing rates have not changed since 2014 and that Medicare reimbursement levels largely determine collections. To address that, staff proposed drafting an ordinance that would set city EMS fees as a fixed percentage above Medicare rates so local fees would update automatically when Medicare adjusts its reimbursement schedule.
Council members discussed the Medicare link but did not adopt an ordinance at the work session; staff will draft ordinance language for a future council meeting. The transcript does not specify the percentage above Medicare that staff will propose or the anticipated effective date for any new fee schedule.
