2/23/2016 - Wisconsin's Medicaid Rates for Ambulance Services

This webcast of EMS Live in Wisconsin was recorded live on Tuesday, February 23, 2016.

Currently, one in five Wisconsin residents is on state funded Medicaid. The state's Medicaid budget is $9.1 billion.

Without Wisconsin Department of Health Services increasing the reimbursement rate or industry stakeholders pursuing legislative action, growing budget gaps caused by low Medicaid payments will continue to plague the industry and lead to a greater cost shift to other payers, local property taxes or potentially result in a reduction of services.

Guests included Baraboo EMS Chief Dana Secler and Paratech Ambulance Vice President Larry Knuth.  They met recently with Wisconsin Department of Health Services leadership.

The webcast concluded with EMS Advisory Board Chairman Jerry Biggart reviewing several highlights of priority items the board is working on.  One of the items discussed included EMS worker protection laws, since many state's are enacting them.  The good news for Wisconsin's EMS workers is protection laws already exist.  >> Click for Wisconsin's EMS protection laws.

Co-hosts include Chris Anderson, Joe Covelli, Patrick Ryan and Dan Williams.  The webcast is broadcast live the second and fourth Tuesday every month.

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