Tag: emergency medical service
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Rural emergency rooms frequented by the poor and uninsured
A new report from the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality shows that low-income adults accounted for 56 percent of the 8 million rural emergency room visits in 2008....
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Ambulance providers raising fees to deal with rising costs
Ambulance services are being forced to raise their fees in order to pay the bills, USA Today‘s Greg Latshaw reports. “Ambulance providers nationwide are coping with rising costs, decreased support...