Government Stop-Gap Measure Extends Add-On Payments 3203 In the eleventh hour, just prior to a looming federal government shutdown, Congress was able to pass the American Relief Act of 2025. The Act provided funding to keep the federal government afloat through the end of this year and extending through...
Breaking News! CMS Releases First GADCS Report By Chuck Humphrey, B.A., EMT-B, CADS* Year 1/Year 2 Cohort Analysis The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in cooperation with the RAND Health Care Corporation has issued the long-awaited first report detailing the results of the Year 1 and Year...
Medicare Add-On Payment Brinksmanship – AGAIN!! By Chuck Humphrey, B.A., EMT-B, CADS* Tired of the Game! Speaking entirely for myself, I’m really tired of the game of brinksmanship surrounding the Medicare add-on payments to the Medicare ambulance fee schedule. I know I share the sentiments of the majority of...
CMS Brings Early Christmas Gift in Addition of PHBT to ALS2 Level Transports By Chuck Humphrey, B.A., EMT-B, CADS* Final Rule Published The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Final Rule for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule on November 1, 2024, bringing an early Christmas gift...
Cooling Inflation Equals a Smaller AIF for 2025 By Chuck Humphrey, B.A., EMT-B, CADS* The Results Are In! The results are in! No, not the 2024 presidential election results, yet… we mean the results of the annual Ambulance Inflation Factor (AIF) calculation for 2025 have been announced by the Centers...
Reimbursement Options for EMS Response to Helene and Milton By Chuck Humphrey, B.A., EMT-B, CADS* Historic Storms Hurricanes Helene and Milton have shocked the states of Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee by bringing a one-two punch of storm-related public health emergencies and sparking a massive relief-effort response....
CMS Releases First GADCS Reports- Part II, Medicare FFS Claims Analysis By Chuck Humphrey, B.A., EMT-B, CADS* Ground Ambulance Industry Trends In this Part II blog post, we’ll look at the second of two reports recently released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) using the newly...
CMS Releases First GADCS Reports- Part I, Entry and Exit Trends By Chuck Humphrey, B.A., EMT-B, CADS* Ground Ambulance Industry Trends Two reports were released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) using the newly acquired data from the Ground Ambulance Data Collection System (GADCS) project. One...
New HIPAA Modifications Affect Law Enforcement Interaction By Chuck Humphrey, B.A., EMT-B, CADS* A Tightening! The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) has been busy over the past few weeks. OCR has announced some important changes tightening how healthcare covered entities respond to law enforcement requests. The changes are brought...
Honoring Our Past. Forging Our Future. By S. Mark Talley, Chief Executive Officer* QMC is proud to stand alongside our nation in honoring 50 years of dedicated service by EMS practitioners during EMS Week, taking place from May 19th to May 25th, 2024. QMC is committed to supporting our...
