WASHINGTON - Following recent reports of families left with tens of thousands of dollars in medical bills from air ambulance services after a traumatic injury--of which health insurance companies ...
There has been a flurry of recent activity in a case originally filed by six air ambulance companies claiming $20 million in unpaid emergency services invoices. On June 11, Aetna filed a counterclaim ...
Staff from I-70 Medical Center and Air Evac Lifeteam transport a patient to University Medical Center ICU in Columbia, Mo., from I-70 Medical Center in Sweet Springs, Mo. on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008.
HELENA — Montana lawmakers on Thursday moved forward with two measures that seek to prevent patients from receiving huge bills from air ambulance providers that are not in network with their insurance ...
The CMS’ first audit of an insurer for compliance with a law preventing surprise bills for consumers found some evidence to support provider allegations that insurers are gaming the system to lower or ...
FARGO-The state of North Dakota finds itself back in court defending a law intended to protect consumers from astronomical air ambulance bills by carriers who are not participating providers in ...
Debra Prichard was a retired factory worker who was careful with her money, including what she spent on medical care, said her daughter, Alicia Wieberg. "She was the kind of person who didn't go to ...
Alicia Wieberg's mother, Debra Prichard, took an air ambulance flight to Vanderbilt University Medical Center last year before her death, The flight cost $81,739.40 -- and none of it was covered by ...
In April 2018, 9-year-old Christian Bolling was hiking with his parents and sister in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains, near their home in Roanoke. While climbing some boulders, he lost his footing and ...
DAVENPORT, Iowa — University of Iowa Healthcare is expanding its services in the Quad Cities. Its fourth AirCare base will be opening in Davenport this fall. AirCare is UI Healthcare's air EMS system.