A trade association representing air ambulance companies sued several government entities, including HHS, in an effort to halt a provision in the surprise-billing rule. In the lawsuit filed Nov. 16, ...

A new study documenting high air ambulance charges could bolster a congressional effort to ban the medical transport companies from balance billing for their services. In 2016, the national median ...

Patients whisked or transferred to hospitals by air ambulances face time-sensitive emergencies — from strokes to traumatic accidents — so whether the helicopter carrying them is in their insurance ...

The industry group representing air ambulance services is warning that bases are at risk of closing, particularly in rural areas, if Congress passes a bill banning surprise billing and dictates how ...

The air ambulance industry faces a significant credit risk as Congress considers the Lower Health Care Costs Act. Bipartisan surprise billing legislation would put the air ambulance industry in ...

Sha`Ron James, Florida’s insurance consumer advocate, is calling for consumer balance billing protections for emergency medical transportation services such as ground and air ambulances. Balance ...

The Department of Transportation appointed 13 members to a new advisory committee charged with reviewing issues in the air ambulance industry with a special focus on finding ways to protect consumers ...

AHIP wants a judge to side with the federal government in an ongoing lawsuit over a regulation that would limit patient costs for out-of-network air ambulance transportation. In an amicus brief ...

The Biden administration began implementing a ban on surprise billing practices on Thursday, a step toward putting an end to unexpected charges to patients for costly healthcare services such as air ...

Recently the Florida Association of Health Plans, Inc. (FAHP) joined with consumer advocates to eliminate the practice of balance billing – which far too often overwhelmed Florida families with ...

DENVER (AP) — When a doctor told Toni Stammler her 4-week-old son Milo needed urgent surgery because only one of his lungs was functioning, there was barely time to pack a bag — let alone try to shop ...

From left to right Toni and Peter Stammler hold their child Milo, outside their home in Montrose on Dec. 9, 2020. When a doctor told Toni Stammler her 4-week-old son Milo needed urgent surgery because ...