With Missourians on the Hook for Staggering Air Ambulance Medical Bills, McCaskill Demands Answers
Following recent reports of families left with tens of thousands of dollars in medical bills from air ambulance services after a traumatic injury--of which health insurance companies sometimes only cover a fraction of the costs--
"This financial burden being placed on insured consumers appears to be driven in large part by the inability or unwillingness of some private health insurance providers and air ambulance providers to agree on terms for reimbursement," wrote McCaskill in letters to nine health insurance and air ambulance companies. "While the importance of robust air ambulance service for patients in emergency situations cannot be overstated, particularly for patients in rural communities, the costs for these services are rising at an alarming rate."
In letters to health insurers
McCaskill has made tackling rising healthcare and prescription drug costs a top priority in the
She has also introduced legislation to protect Missourians' access to health insurance--specifically by allowing individuals in "bare counties" (counties with no insurers participating in the individual insurance marketplaces) access to the same insurance plans offered to members of
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