Lawmakers Seeking Review of Air Ambulance Rates

New Mexico lawmakers want to create a study group to explore whether and to what extent the state can control rates charged by air ambulance operators. The average air ambulance trip is 52 miles and costs between $12,000 and $25,000 nationally, but a trip of the same distance costs between $20,000 and $40,000 in the Land of Enchantment, according to a fiscal impact report for House Memorial 78, by Rep. Debbie A. Rodella, D-Espanola. The memorial would request the Workers' Compensation Administration, Office of the Insurance Superintendent, the Department of Health and the Risk Management...