Carrier Claims Federal Aviation Law Allows it to Dodge Air Ambulance Bills

An Ohio insurance carrier is attempting to turn the tables on one of the country's largest air ambulance providers by using the federal Airline Deregulation Act as a sword instead of a shield. Several air ambulance providers have argued that the 1970s law prohibits states from regulating the fees they charge for their services. Indeed, that's the position Air Evac EMS has taken in a pending suit in Texas. Medical Mutual of Ohio is now arguing the flip-side – insisting that the federal legislation bars Air Evac from using the state court system to recover the $3.5 million it say...