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Committee moves ambulance-billing amendment to council, cites insurance-rate changes
Summary
A committee member said an amendment to the DMS/ambulance billing schedule is necessary because insurance reimbursement rates and supplies changed; committee voted to send the item (3a) to the council agenda as an emergency so billing can be updated promptly.
Committee members discussed a proposed amendment to the city’s DMS/ambulance billing schedule to align municipal billing practices with updated insurance reimbursement standards and to ensure ambulance billing codes and prices for certain medical supplies match what insurance allows.
A committee member described the change as largely housekeeping: the billing schedule was not set at the proper amounts in the budget and staff recommended allowing billing staff to lead on setting those amounts so the city can bill appropriately when insurers change their allowable rates. "So there's no lag as things change," the presenter said, and added a request that the council treat the change as an emergency "just to make sure that we can get this rolling right away."
The committee moved the item to the council agenda, a second was noted, and the motion carried by voice vote.
Next step: item 3a will appear on the council agenda for consideration under the rules the committee followed to advance it.
