House committee approves bill creating treat-in-place ambulance program

An Alabama House committee on Tuesday approved a bill that would require health insurers to pay ambulance providers for treat-in-place services. SB 269, sponsored by Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton, D-Greensboro, requires private ambulance services to charge no more than 180% of the out-of-network cost and 200% of the in-network cost that is charged based…