Ambulance costs first became an issue in 2011, when BlueCross BlueShield of Massachusetts began reimbursing subscribers directly, shifting payment responsibility to the patient, in hopes that private ambulance companies would be incentivized to join their network.
Insurers say that if the bill passes, it could add $80 million to ambulatory costs, and legislators say the bill would impose a rate cap for first time ambulance services.
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