4th Circuit Upholds Air Ambulance Provider's ADA Challenge to State Fee Schedule

Air ambulance providers last week notched yet another win in their battle against state regulation of their rates. The U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday ruled that federal law prohibited West Virginia from setting a maximum allowable recovery for air ambulance services for government employees and the workers’ compensation system. The Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 expressly pre-empts state efforts to regulate the prices, routes and services of certain air carriers. The 4th Circuit determined that the ADA also prohibits West Virginia from limiting an air ambulance prov...