Ambulance The Trump administration has said that only allowing Medicare to pay for patients to be taken by ambulance to an emergency room “hinders creation of a value-based system.” (Photo: Shutterstock)

The department of Health and Human Services is planning a test—allowing ambulances to take patients to destinations other than hospitals to try to cut down on unnecessary hospital trips.

Modern Healthcare reports that the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation plans to let patients be taken to urgent care centers or doctors’ offices by ambulance suppliers and providers—or even to allow the use of telemedicine—and still get paid by Medicare. According to the report, the model would apply to Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries.


NOT FOR REPRINT

© 2023 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.

Marlene Satter

Marlene Y. Satter has worked in and written about the financial industry for decades.

More from this author

BenefitsPRO Broker Expo 2024Event

The premier educational and networking event for employee benefits brokers and agents.

Get More Information
 

BenefitsPRO

Join BenefitsPRO

Don’t miss crucial news and insights you need to navigate the shifting employee benefits industry. Join BenefitsPRO.com now!

  • Unlimited access to BenefitsPRO.com - your roadmap to thriving in a disrupted environment
  • Access to other award-winning ALM websites including ThinkAdvisor.com and Law.com
  • Exclusive discounts on BenefitsPRO.com and ALM events.

Already have an account? Sign In Now
Join BenefitsPRO

Copyright © 2023 ALM Global, LLC. All Rights Reserved.