Ambulance rates could rise by 50%
Ambulance rates could rise by 50% [Daily Triplicate]
Company blames low reimbursalsAmbulance rates may rise about 50 percent if the Del Norte County Board of Supervisors approves a request by Del Norte Ambulance, Inc. to increase prices.The proposed increases stem from low Medi-Cal and Medicare reimbursement rates and low reimbursement rates from calls to Pelican Bay State Prison, Del Norte Ambulance President Ron Sandler told the supervisors.Sandler said his company has an exclusive franchise agreement with the county, and is required to service the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation because it’s within the county — but the prison calls are expensive.
