Legislation and Funding
Legislation and funding issues always affect EMS budgets and operations. Use this topic to find out how the latest economic news is affecting EMS.
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Combat staffing shortages, rising operational costs and increasingly complex reporting standards
Recommendations for how Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.; and Dr. Oz Mehmet, nominees for the next Trump Administration, can improve America鈥檚 healthcare funding and patient care
Guest host Rob Lawrence talks EMS advocacy: 鈥淲e need voices. We need people. We need people to convey the message.鈥�
Hilltown Community Ambulance Association in Huntington avoided having to end service to six towns
Latest round of canceled debt applies to over 77,000 borrowers
Communication applications, tech allow real-time feedback on critically ill patients; enable error-insulated hospital reporting
EMS did not have a budget of its own in the Harristown fire department finances
Gilbert Fire and Rescue plans to use the revenue from a 1.7% increase to staff an additional ambulance
The city of Aberdeen last commissioned an ambulance rate study in 2010, when the rate was about $20 per month; the city has not raised that amount greater than the rate of inflation since then, with the 2024 rate sitting at $28
Raleigh County officials are dividing over $300K to several EMS departments to supplement salaries
Thomas County Emergency Services began cross-training fire and EMS personnel as a cost-savings measure
How Mehlville Fire Protection District used ET3 and community paramedicine to improve overall health and quality of life for the community
Debate over funding of Somerset-Pulaski County EMS led county official to call the mayor鈥檚 position on EMS 鈥減ropaganda鈥�
Scotia-Glenville Central School District officials approved the break on property tax to help with recruitment, retention
Funding from the Fireworks Tax Act will be used to reimburse EMS personnel, agencies for recruitment, retention programs
Decatur City Council ordinance comes after increased fire department calls to assisted-living facilities, nursing homes
Warren city council voted to have an ordinance written billing the residential facilities for lift assists and other non-emergency calls
Funding for Crawford County first responders comes from proceeds from the state鈥檚 slot machine gaming
Engaging payers, the medical director, administrators and field providers was key to MedStar鈥檚 successful telehealth implementation
Bellevue officials approve a $4 an hour raise to retain personnel and recruit others
How paramedics can take action to protect patients from falling through the cracks
Endowed by FirstWatch, the Fellowship seeks emerging EMS leaders who are people-centered, data driven
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Portland鈥檚 Crisis & Sobering Center falls victim to city, county conflicts, funding competition and debate on behavioral health priorities
Legislation to create and place a second team in Allegheny County moves to the House
Kansas City Mayor Mayor Quinton Lucas hopes bonus will increase the number of call takers, help city meet national standards for answering 911 calls
Kingston officials unanimously approved the funding to increase staffing in the city-run ambulance service
Six bills focused on helping EMS in the state include proposals on tax funding, reimbursement and a tax credit for volunteers
鈥淚nstead of responding to the majority of 999 calls we receive every day, we want to flip that so we only go to those patients who really, really need a double staffed paramedic emergency ambulance quickly.鈥�
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security grant funds counter-terrorism operations for nine cities, towns
Detailing changes to equipment and PPE priority lists
American Legion Ambulance cited rising costs, debt in decision to end service
