The Pennsylvania EMS Provider Foundation has announced its annual call for grant applications. The grant will be awarded to EMT(s) who would like to further their education and become a Paramedic. The deadline for submitting applications is end-of-business day, February 16, 2020.

On November 8, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2020 premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance amounts for the Medicare Part A and Part B programs.

We'll soon be on our way to Fort Worth, TX, for The Texas EMS Conference , and we hope to see you there!

Here are the details for the conference.

Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-AL) and Congressman Devin Nunes (R-CA) introduced the Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act of 2019 (H.R. 4938). Congressmen Peter Welch, (D-VT), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) are original cosponsors of the legislation. Thank you to the bill sponsors for their continued support! 

We'll soon be on our way to Norfolk, VA for The 40th Annual Virginia EMS Symposium, and we hope to see you there!

CMS has announced the 2020 Ambulance Inflation Factor (AIF) for determining the payment limit for ambulance services. The AIF for CY 2020 is 0.9 percent. Please make sure your billing staff is aware of this change.

We'll soon be on our way to Hershey, PA, for The abc^360® National Conference on Ambulance Revenue Cycle Management and Compliance, and we hope to see you there!

We'll soon be on our way to Pocono Manor, PA, for the 2019 Code EMS Conference, and we hope to see you there!

Some opportunities are a special gift and honor, whether it is saving a patient’s life or advancing one’s involvement in an organization with a great mission. Brian LaCroix, President of National EMS Management Association (NEMSA) has begun his journey of a two-year term in his role as president for the organization dedicated to supporting and educating leaders in paramedicine. His honorable accreditation presides his threshold of retirement from EMS Chief for Allina Health.

We'll soon be on our way to Murfreesboro, TN for the TASA Reimbursement & Compliance Conference, and we hope to see you there!