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hollysmom

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1. aparently, there is a ambulance scandal near me, but the problem is

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Sep 29, 2015, 12:22 PM

Sep 2015

old people who have n o one to take them to the doctor, they call an ambulance to get to the hospital to see their doctors. It is not easy to fix this without billing the people outrageous amounts. I don't know if this is the same thing, but in these cases, they need a "care car" to drive them. some people are working on it for here.

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AP: Medicare�s $30 million ambulance-ride mystery [View all] Omaha Steve Sep 2015 OP

aparently, there is a ambulance scandal near me, but the problem is hollysmom Sep 2015 #1

My daughter is extremely disabled and in a wheel chair. When jwirr Sep 2015 #4

Here you would call the Paratransport Service Downwinder Sep 2015 #5

Actually I suspect that our bus service and your ParaTransport jwirr Sep 2015 #10

We are getting there. Downwinder Sep 2015 #11

Good. This is one service that is extremely important to jwirr Sep 2015 #12

I'm on Medicare, and my ambulance ride costs ME $250 99th_Monkey Sep 2015 #2

I'm aware of mentally ill MediCare/Medicaid patients using ambulances to refill prescriptions REP Sep 2015 #6

Well, if it really is the "only way" I would agree. 99th_Monkey Sep 2015 #8

There should be another option REP Sep 2015 #9

No Mystery, someone is committing fraud. UCmeNdc Sep 2015 #3

Amen to that, onethatcares Sep 2015 #7