The Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS), representing the critical care transport industry–both air and ground–encourages and supports standards of performance reflecting safe operations as well as efficient, high quality patient care. Yesterday, National Transportation Safety Board held a...
BY MARK W. GARRIGA AND W. SCOTT KEATYMay 14, 2020, 4:00 AM Read the full article from Bloomberg Law HERE Health-care providers have seemingly benefited from financial aid offered under the CARES Act but must be aware of the...
President Donald J. Trump signed the bipartisan CARES Act legislation to provide relief to American families, workers, and the heroic healthcare providers on the frontline of the COVID-19 outbreak. $100 billion is being distributed by the Administration to healthcare...
The full letter can be viewed HERE. On April 17, 2020, AAMS leadership requested that Congress consider the following for the next legislation addressing the COVID-19 pandemic: Appropriate $815,920,000 in additional Public Health and Social Service Emergency Fund (PHSSEF)...
On the morning of April 10, 2020 the department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the plan to disburse the first $30 billion of the $100 billion authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act...
NEWS RELEASEAPRIL 8, 2020 AAMS REQUESTS $363.5M IN EMERGENCY FUNDING TO SUPPORT AIR AMBULANCESCOVID-19 Pandemic increases labor costs by 50% Alexandria, Va. – The Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS), representing the air medical transport industry submitted a letter...
AAMS has compiled the following list of links and guidance regarding programs that may be available to members of the critical care transport industry from the recently enacted CARES Act. There is a highly variable list of programs available...
Late last night, Senate Majority Leader McConnell (R-KY) and Minority Leader Schumer (D-NY) took to the floor at about 1:30 am to announce an agreement on a $2 Trillion Phase 3 Economic Aid Package had been reached. The headline...
NEWS RELEASE MARCH 19, 2020 AAMS MEMBERS PROVIDE FRONTLINE CARE DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC Association requests legislative aide from VP Michael Pence Alexandria, Va. – The Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS), representing the critical care transport industry – both...
Dear AAMS Community, Please review the latest legislative update from Thursday afternoon, March 19, 2020. It includes important information from the Administration, Senate, House, State and Local Governments, Private Sector, as well as a White House Coronavirus Task Force Briefing Report. Let...
Dear AAMS Community, We have been closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation and would like to share some relevant updates and information. LETTER TO VICE PRESIDENT MICHAEL PENCE Today we sent a letter to Vice President Pence and Congress asking...
The Association of Air Medical Services welcomes this first public meeting of the Air Ambulance Patient Billing Advisory Committee, and applauds the Department of Transportation on their work in organizing this important Committee. AAMS is honored to be part...
December 10, 2019—WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS), a nonprofit trade association that represents over 90% of the air ambulance industry in the United States, released the following statement today on the new Surprise Medical Billing proposal,...
October 18th, 2019 AAMS Announces Selection of New CEO, Cameron Curtis Alexandria, Va. – The Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Cameron Curtis to lead the AAMS organization and Medevac Foundation International. Cameron...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
August 8, 2018 The Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) would like to respond to the National Association of State EMS Officials press release, dated Aug 3, “NASEMSO Responds to Borders in the Sky.” NASEMSO and AAMS, as well...