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AIR MEDICAL PROVIDERS SOUND ALARM ON THREAT TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS Senate Bill (S.1895) Helps Insurance Companies, Hurts Rural Communities, and Puts Patient Lives in Danger Participants: Rick Sherlock, CEO, Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) Seth Myers, President of Air Evac Lifeteam and a former flight nurse Chris Myers, Air Methods Corp. Executive Vice […]
North Memorial Medical Helicopter Crash 6/28/2019

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AAMS is deeply saddened to report that a pilot and nurse died in a helicopter crash this morning, June 28th, 2019, in Minnesota on their way to pick up a patient. A third crew member was taken to St. Joseph’s Medical Center. Our thoughts and prayers are with the North Memorial Flight team and their […]
President & CEO announcing retirement from AAMS

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AAMS President & CEO, Rick Sherlock, has announced that he will leave at the end of his current tenure, in March 2020. After joining AAMS in 2012 Sherlock has been a dedicated member of the critical care transport industry for almost eight years. His valuable contributions and advocacy on behalf of the industry will be […]
Preserve Air Medical Services: Oppose Section 105 of S. 1895

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Section 105 of the “Lower Health Care Costs Act” will do irreparable harm to the ability of emergency air medical services to provide life-saving care to critically-ill and injured patients. AAMS fully supports efforts to prevent insured patients from receiving balance bills when insurers refuse to pay for the emergency healthcare those patients receive. […]
Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) Testimony on “No More Surprises: Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills.” United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health June 12, 2019

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The following is Congressional Testimony of Rick Sherlock, President & CEO, Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) Hearing on “No More Surprises: Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills.” United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health June 12, 2019 The Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) is the leading international […]
AAMS to Testify at Surprise Billing Hearing 6/12/2019

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The U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee has invited AAMS to testify tomorrow, June 12th, 2019 on the issue of surprise billing. While we continue to support and advocate for taking patients out of the middle of negotiations with insurers, AAMS is very concerned that some proposals from insurer groups- such as capping […]

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@OneArmWonder The # of bases closed this year are up to 36 & one of the largest airmed companies is in bankruptcy. Most of those "sky high" articles are about fixed wing, non-emergent flights. We're fighting for helicopter, emergency airmed which have to be req'd by a dr/first-responder

@OneArmWonder 70% of airmed patients are on Medicare, Medicaid or Uninsured. 1. The median cost of a helicopter air ambulance flight is $10,200. Medicare pays avg $5900, Medicaid pays avg $3,500, and the average uninsured patient pays $450. Think you're talking about insurers, not airmed

How many of you have received emergency care that wasn't covered by your insurance? Or you had to appeal several times to get any of it covered? #fixhealthcare

"The doctor came out & told my parents if I hadn't been flown, I would not have survived." Most insurance companies currently don't cover emergency air medical services, leaving patients to foot the bill. wxpr.org/post/insura… #healthcare #EMS

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