NAEMT provided comment to CMS (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services) on the proposed rule regarding collection of data for Medicare reimbursement. The comments cite: "Unfortunately, the financial reimbursement model used by our federal government is based on the 1960s model of emergency transportation – rather than today’s EMS model of delivering patient care. Using an old model for reimbursement will inhibit our country’s further evolution of EMS into a mobile integrated healthcare system that supports improved patient outcomes and lower costs. In short, the current reimbursement model does not support effective medical care."

 

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