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Fixing Rural Ambulance Crisis Now | Huntsville News
When someone calls 911 in rural America, they’re often waiting too long—or worse, no ambulance shows up at all. Congresswoman Terri Sewell is tackling this crisis with the bipartisan RESCUE Act, which aims to fix Medicare’s outdated ambulance reimbursement rates—still stuck at 1998 levels while fuel and equipment costs have soared. In Alabama, where over 300,000 people live in “ambulance deserts,” services like Greene County EMS have been forced to shut down entirely due to funding gaps. The bill proposes updating Medicare payments every three years to reflect real costs, ensuring ambulances…
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