As many of you are aware the Maryland Court of Appeals recently ruled that the question of Ambulance Reimbursement be included on the ballot in November. Thus all of you out there who reside in this wonderful community called
Montgomery County will have an opportunity to vote, November 2nd, on this very important public safety initiative.
What many of you may not be aware of are the actual particulars of the Ambulance Reimbursement program. Unfortunately, I have heard many well intentioned folks make statements that simply do not accurately portray what Ambulance Reimbursement is all about. The fact is a majority of our neighbor’s in jurisdictions around the Metro region are already collecting tens of millions of dollars in ambulance reimbursements from Medicare, Medicaid and health insurance companies – with NO adverse effects on residents calling 911 and NO resulting premium increases.
Obviously, there are many other aspects of the reimbursement program that you should be aware of. Toward that end, I am posting links below to information you might find useful as you learn more about the reimbursement program.
As always, Be Safe!
Bill
The case for ambulance service fees (from the Washington Post 10/4)
Get the facts about County Ambulance Reimbursement
Ambulance Reimbursement
It's All About Saving Lives...(
English pdf Spanish pdf)
