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Dem Governor Vetoes Ban on Surprise Ambulance Bills in Shocking Move (newrepublic.com)

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Oh no's, $2 extra/month, but you might get surprise billed bullshit prices, but that's cool.

Despite federal and state laws addressing surprise out-of-network medical billing, public ground ambulances, interfacility transfers, and non-emergency ambulance rides were left out of those laws. This legislation closes that loophole that left patients vulnerable to outrageous and unexpected charges for out-of-network ambulance services.

A recent study found that more than half of ground ambulance rides result in surprise bills, with patients paying an average of $435 out-of-pocket, more than three times the cost of in-network rides. Patients are often left with surprise out-of-pocket bills that are much higher: a Denver resident was saddled with a $1,500 bill after a health emergency in 2023. In Colorado, out-of-network ambulance charges forced consumers to shoulder nearly $16 million in costs in 2022.

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