Well, the gang is back together for yet, another year. Welcome to 2025 and January brings us the first of several reports on the CMS Ground Ambulance Cost Data Survey results. Tune in while we explore and detail the findings of this informative report as reviewed by the team.

Have some fun with Ed, Chuck, and Gary as they take on this challenging, yet important subject matter on today's episode.

It's a Photo Finish for 2024: The numbers 3-2-0-3 are vitally important to the ambulance industry. Section 3203 of the last-minute federal government’s stop-gap funding measure has extended the Medicare Ambulance Fee Schedule add-on payments. But wait…there’s a catch! We explain in this episode of the QMC EMS Board & Collar podcast!

BREAKING EMS NEWS! CMS and the RAND Health Care Corporation has released the long-awaited first report detailing their findings and analyses of the Ground Ambulance Data Collection System Year 1 and Year 2 Cohort. This is a BIG DEAL! In this episode, we’ll remind you why this is big news for the ambulance industry and preface what will happen next. You don’t want to miss this one, please join us on this edition of the QMC EMS | Board & Collar.

Join the 3 old guys (aka Chuck, Ed and Gary) for another session of Excuse My Medic. In this session, we discuss the Ground Ambulance Billing Advisory Committee recommendations which, for the most part, can mean good things for our industry IF they are approved. That's a big IF, but hey, the recommendations surely have substance and are worth pursuing. Join the guys for some great information and a few Holiday chuckles along the way.

CMS has released the newly calculated Ambulance Inflation Factor for 2025. Chuck breaks down how the feds arrived at the new adjustment in this latest edition of the QMC EMS Board & Collar podcast.

It's been a terrible few weeks weather-wise for our friends to the South. Hurricanes Helene and Milton have wreaked havoc throughout the southeast EMS has been affected as well and we are bringing you up to date on options that EMS professionals have available during the recovery and restoration periods.