title: Medicare's ambulance fee schedule dispatched.
abstract: Ambulance fees vary with the level of service and length of the beneficiary's trip. New fee schedule is expected to trim Medicare spending. Higher fees have been implemented for rural transports and air ambulance services. Lower fees have been implemented for urban transports. Providers and suppliers must revise chargemasters, policies, and procedures.
authors.affiliation: Affiliated Computer Services, Inc., Rockville, Maryland, USA. paul.grimaldi@acs-inc.com
authors.forename: Paul L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Grimaldi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000552:Ambulances / Q000191:economics*; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000145:classification / Q000191:economics; D005245:Fee Schedules / Q000145:classification / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005376:Financial Management / Q000379:methods*; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D006801:Humans; D007344:Insurance Claim Reporting; D016345:Medicare Part B / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D015895:Relative Value Scales; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States; D019037:Urban Health Services / Q000191:economics