Bill > H955

This bill aims to regulate payments for emergency ambulance services in Massachusetts. It requires insurers to directly and promptly pay ambulance service providers, even if the provider is not under contract with the insurer, as long as the insured has assigned their benefits to the provider. The bill also establishes a payment rate based on the municipality where the patient was transported, except for non-profit critical care ambulance services that perform both ground and air transports. The ambulance service provider is then prohibited from further billing the insured beyond any applicable coinsurance, co-payments, or deductibles under the insured's policy. The bill clarifies that it does not limit an insured's right to receive ambulance service benefits under their policy.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H955