'Reasonable Reimbursement' Law for Air Ambulance Takes Effect This Week

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill that took effect Monday proposing a new approach for determining air ambulance payments. House Bill 747 requires insurers to provide only “reasonable reimbursement” to air ambulance company for a patient transport. The law defines that as payment that is based on a several factors, including the actual cost of the service, in-network fees, and what county-run operations may charge for similar transports. A recent court case demonstrated that an air ambulance company charged more than $62,000, but a county air service charged $22,000 for a s...