[quote name='WAGONMAN' post='120907' date='Jun 20 2007, 07:59 ']Problem is that in Baltimore, as is the problem in many old worn out cities, those using the vast majority of the EMS service are not able to pay out of pocket nor do they have insurance. Also in Baltimore as in most urban areas , the majority of the calls do not, in all honesty, require E-M-S. They are taxi runs.[/quote]
I think its like that in many of the major cities.
[quote name='edburke' post='120909' date='Jun 20 2007, 08:04 ']Just like here in Boston...........but we collect on indigent/uninsured patients, as every state has a free care pool to deal with these situations
Actually, Massachusetts just passed a law that all residents MUST have health insurance, which has resulted in low cost alternatives being made available. Don't know how this is going to affect EMS, but if it works, it could be a model system.[/quote]
Now thats an idea that they have been toying around with here in CA.
I think its like that in many of the major cities.
[quote name='edburke' post='120909' date='Jun 20 2007, 08:04 ']Just like here in Boston...........but we collect on indigent/uninsured patients, as every state has a free care pool to deal with these situations
Actually, Massachusetts just passed a law that all residents MUST have health insurance, which has resulted in low cost alternatives being made available. Don't know how this is going to affect EMS, but if it works, it could be a model system.[/quote]
Now thats an idea that they have been toying around with here in CA.
People complaining about spam in the spam mail box... Huh, what'll they think of next?