11/12/07

Features
"Pay Up Act" to make Feds reimburse ambulances caring for undocumented persons - Washington, DCThe Pay Up Act would force the federal government to reimburse emergency ambulance and medical services providers for the cost of uncompensated care and services for undocumented persons aided by the Border Patrol or other federal immigration officials

Special Report
Report from GAo on ambulances services to Medicare patients The report confirms that Medicare reimbursement is below the average cost per transport for the services provided by ambulance service providers to Medicare patients

Ambulance Crash Log
Ambulance Involved In Accident In Groton - Connecticut
Ambulance driver charged in fatal crash will be fired under zero tolerance policy - Butler County, Pennsylvania

America
Complaint filed against private EMS for operating during ambulance shortage - Norwich, New York
Council Rejects Claim Stemming From 911 Delay - Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Medical panel targets out-of-state EMTs - Idaho
Harvard interested in MCHD study of EMS
Rural/Metro paramedics struggle to negotiate contract - Tennessee
End is likely for Muskego fire agency - Wisconsin
Update: Fight to Keep Ambulance Service - Leslie, Michigan
NTEA’s Ambulance Manufacturers Affiliate Division Adds 10 New AMD Standards, Revises Existing One
Congress approves funding for new ambulance corps facility - Stony Point, New York
Med-Star: Committee Never Talked To Them - South Dakota

ER /Hospital
Tustin Hospital to stop getting 911 patients - California
State keeping red-light fines that were promised to ER's and trauma centers - Texas

Obits/Services
Accident Kills EMT Studying to Become Paramedic - Hardin County, Texas
Funeral for ambulance worker to draw thousands - Garrison, New York
Michael Dwayne Kelly II, EMT - Tennessee

Legal
IRS woes don't shut ambulance firm - Leslie, Michigan

Job Listings
Texas: ( Clear Lake) Paramedics
Worldwide: (Base Massachussets) EMT paramedic / Member Services Associate

Criminal
EMS thief sentenced to up to year in prison - Forks Township, Pennsylvania

Awards-Honors
Double Duty