Industry Opposes Wyoming Plan To Make Air Ambulances A Public Utility

Air ambulance providers are taking issue with Wyoming’s proposal to eliminate air ambulance surprise medical bills, which would make all citizens Medicaid-eligible for ambulance services. The providers say that the proposal would lead to lower reimbursement rates for providers and the closure of air ambulance bases. Instead the air ambulance providers would like to see the state raise the reimbursement rate for the service, rely on more comprehensive data to create a new policy and encourage more insurers to cover...