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Article: Ambulance services move to a new payment method. (Medicare/Medicaid).(Brief Article)
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- Healthcare Financial Management
- Article date:
- May 1, 2002
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As payments for ambulance services undergo a transition away from a system based on reasonable costs, healthcare organizations need to establish billing practices in accordance with the fee schedule mandated by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997. Of particular interest is the development of a new coding system for ambulance claims reports and payment increases for ambulance service in rural areas.
April 1, 2002, signaled the end of an era as the final rule outlining the new fee schedule for ambulance services took effect. (a) With the publication of this final rule, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) completed its mandate to develop a fee-schedule ...