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Board approves adjustments to ambulance billing rates after department presentation
Summary
After a presentation by the Fire Chief and discussion of insurance and Medicare reimbursement, the Village of Hartland board voted to modify ambulance charges to better align with county agencies and billing-provider recommendations.
The Village of Hartland board voted to approve modifications to the village’s ambulance billing rates following a presentation from the Fire Chief and a recommendation from the village’s billing provider (EMSMC).
EMSMC reviewed the village’s current charges against county peers and recommended updating several highlighted billing rates so they more closely match other agencies in the county. "EMSMC has recommended adjusting our rates to more closely align with those other agencies within the county," the chief said during his presentation.
The chief reviewed categories such as mileage and ALS (advanced life support) emergency and non-emergency rates. During discussion trustees noted the role of Medicare and insurance in determining actual revenue the village receives and cautioned residents on appropriate use of ambulance response versus self-transport for non-life-threatening conditions.
After discussion, a trustee made a motion to adopt the modified ambulance charges; the motion was seconded and the board carried the motion by voice vote.
The board did not record a detailed line-by-line published price list in the transcript excerpt; several numeric values in the spoken record were garbled in the transcript. The chief indicated that the village’s BLS non-emergency and BLS emergent categories would remain unchanged while some ALS-related emergency rates would be raised. The board directed that the new rates be implemented in coordination with EMSMC and in conformance with insurance/Medicare billing procedures.
