In an effort to get the city’s EMS rates more in line with other peer cities, Cleveland officials recently increased what it bills insurance providers to transport a patient.
CLEVELAND — In an effort to get the city’s EMS rates more in line with other peer cities, Cleveland officials recently increased what it bills insurance providers to transport a patient, marking the first time in nearly two decades that they have done so.
“$1.1 million of the $1.2 million is actually from the private insurance carriers,” Gentile said. “This kind of gets us on par with other big cities. It’s been 20 years since we increased it so we know everything has gone up in the past 20 years.” Ward 17 Councilman Charles Slife, who has largely spearheaded the push to increase the EMS rates, stressed that the rate increases are not to be viewed as a revenue generator.
“All the ambulances, the cots, the monitors, they’re worthless without having the paramedics to operate them. That’s why CARE is in favor of these increases to the EMS rates. Just like we’ve invested in equipment, so too do we need in our EMS workforce,” Sommerfelt said.
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