NCL: Ambulance costs need regulation, transparency

One worry people facing life threatening emergencies shouldn’t have is the cost of an ambulance. Yet a recent article in the Washington Post highlighting a study by Kaiser Health News notes the wildly varying charges of taking an ambulance and the emergence of venture capital firms in owning ambulance services, of which there are 14,000 across the country.

California passed a law in July that protects consumers from surprise medical bills by out-of-network providers that could offer some protections. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) has been pushing a bill to protect patients from out-of-network charges, but it doesn’t seem to be moving.

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