Tag: Legislation

Part 2: Rising Air Ambulance Costs Leave Patients Facing Accessibility Crisis

Air Ambulance Industry NewsApril 26, 2026

Escalating fuel and operational costs in 2026 are making air ambulance services less accessible, increasing patient bills and deepening healthcare inequalities.

Part 1: Fuel Crisis Pushes Air Ambulance Services to the Brink in the US

Air Ambulance Industry NewsApril 15, 2026

Rising fuel costs amid a 2026 Gulf war-like crisis are driving up air ambulance expenses in the U.S., threatening sustainability and patient access.

Air Ambulance Companies and Lower Health Care Costs Act (Part 1)

Air Ambulance Industry NewsAugust 3, 2019

The Lower Health Care Costs Act has been submitted and industry experts feel that the biggest losers— if the Act goes through – will...

National Conference of Insurance Legislators Now Has Model Law for Air Ambulances

Air Ambulance Industry NewsNovember 28, 2017

An executive committee at the NCOIL (National Conference of Insurance Legislators) has come up with a model law that will be used for handling...

Bill to Prevent Huge Medical Flight Bills Gets the Go-Ahead

Air Ambulance CostFebruary 8, 2017

Over the past few weeks, lawmakers in Montana had been discussing a bill that would prevent medical flight patients from getting huge air ambulance...