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STRATHAM and#8212; Stratham's Volunteer Fire Department will be responding to emergency medical calls in a new ride this year, following the town's acquisition of a new ambulance.
Shrinking call volumes and growing payment delinquencies are driving some emergency medical services to scale back ambulance service in some East Texas counties.
The wail of emergency sirens is barely audible over George Thorogood belting “Bad to the Bone” through ambulance speakers. Blue gloves are snapped up from their storage area between the front seats and paramedics Sam Sampson and Ginger Gonzalez have a serious look.
West Tennessee Healthcare has approved a nearly $7.9 million settlement with the federal government regarding improper patient and ambulance billings the system charged to Medicare.
Lucas County commissioners voted unanimously yesterday to charge insurance companies for life squad runs. Dennis Cole, the county's director of emergency services, said he expects the change - called soft billing - to bring an additional $2 million to $3 million annually into the county's emergency services department. For Lucas County residents, the county only will charge insurance ...
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