New law aims to end surprise ambulance billing in New Hampshire
NEW HAMPSHIRE, JUL 31 – The proposed legislation aims to shield patients from unexpected ambulance fees, addressing a common source of financial stress in healthcare costs in New Hampshire.
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Ayotte signs bill to prohibit surprise billing and set across-the-board pricing for ambulances
Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed Senate Bill 245 on top of a stretcher Thursday morning. “I have not signed a bill on a stretcher (before),” she quipped. “This is a good circumstance to do it. I wouldn’t want to do it…
Ambulance providers get long-awaited rate relief
New Hampshire became the first state in New England to outlaw surprise billing for ambulance ground transport costs, Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s signature capping a three-year campaign to rescue financially strapped ambulance services, especially in rural areas.
'Surprise' ambulance billing legislation signed
(The Center Square) – New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed a bill Thursday that bans “surprise billing” for ambulance services and sets new reimbursement rates for emergency medical service providers and fire departments.
New law ends ambulance ‘surprise billing’ but doesn’t end concern about cost of medical transport
New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed SB245, which prohibits surprise billing by ambulances, sometimes called balanced billing, and boosts insurance companies’ standard reimbursement for ambulance trips to 325% of the federal Medicare rate .
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