Protecting Consumers from Surprise Ambulance Bills
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The No Surprises Act will protect consumers from surprise medical bills for most emergency care — but not ground ambulance services, which average $450 per ride.
The No Surprises Act will protect consumers from surprise medical bills for most emergency care — but not ground ambulance services, which average $450 per ride.
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Health Policy Snapshot: Protecting Consumers from Surprise Medical
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What the No Surprises Act means for your medical bills
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Protecting Consumers from Surprise Ambulance Bills
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Protecting Consumers from Surprise Ambulance Bills
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New California laws protect consumers from surprise ambulance
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Despite surprise billing law, unexpected ambulance bills remain common
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Ambulance Rides Still Aren't Protected From Surprise Billing
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A Broken Emergency Medical System (EMS) Means Lots Of Surprise Bills
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$100 flat fee proposed for ambulance rides as solution to big
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No Surprises Act; protections gap exposed by ambulance bill
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Patients still face surprise ambulance bills. There's no fix in sight
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Mom gets $9,000 bill for daughter's 37-mile ambulance ride