Committee authorizes RFP for ambulance-bill collections while preserving hardship program
The committee approved drafting an RFP for a collections agency to pursue ambulance bills that are not covered and not eligible for the county hardship program; staff clarified the hardship application process and cited past unpaid insurer payments that resulted in roughly $80,000 in uncollected revenue.
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County staff asked the Safety and Legal Affairs Committee to authorize an RFP for a collections agency to pursue outstanding ambulance bills while preserving an existing hardship program for residents who genuinely cannot pay. Staff said the committee previously approved a hardship program and that the RFP would focus on accounts where patients received insurance payments and did not remit funds to the county.
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