Air Ambulances With Sky-High Charges

Ge Bai, Arjun S Chanmugam, Valerie Y. Suslow, Gerard F Anderson

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Abstract

Charges for air ambulance services were 4.1-9.5 times higher than what Medicare paid for the same services in 2016. The median charge ratios (the charge divided by the Medicare rate) for the services increased by 46-61 percent in 2012-16. Air ambulance charges varied substantially across the US, and some of the largest providers had among the highest charges.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1195-1200
Number of pages6
JournalHealth affairs (Project Hope)
Volume38
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 1 2019

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Keywords

  • Air ambulance
  • charge
  • out-of-Network
  • price
  • surprise medical bill

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  • Health Policy

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Air Ambulances With Sky-High Charges. / Bai, Ge; Chanmugam, Arjun S; Suslow, Valerie Y.; Anderson, Gerard F.

In: Health affairs (Project Hope), Vol. 38, No. 7, 01.07.2019, p. 1195-1200.

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Bai, G, Chanmugam, AS, Suslow, VY & Anderson, GF 2019, 'Air Ambulances With Sky-High Charges', Health affairs (Project Hope), vol. 38, no. 7, pp. 1195-1200. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2018.05375
Bai G, Chanmugam AS, Suslow VY, Anderson GF. Air Ambulances With Sky-High Charges. Health affairs (Project Hope). 2019 Jul 1;38(7):1195-1200. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2018.05375
Bai, Ge ; Chanmugam, Arjun S ; Suslow, Valerie Y. ; Anderson, Gerard F. / Air Ambulances With Sky-High Charges. In: Health affairs (Project Hope). 2019 ; Vol. 38, No. 7. pp. 1195-1200.
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