About Stop Ambulance Balance Bills
Stop Ambulance Balance Bills is a patient-centered advocacy effort focused on one gap: the fact that ground ambulances are often excluded from surprise billing protections. We highlight real patient stories, explain how billing works, and provide tools for disputing unfair charges and pushing for reform.
The project is independent, nonpartisan, and focused on transparency, fairness, and reducing financial harm from medical emergencies.
Quick Facts for Coverage
- Ground ambulance rides are frequently billed as out-of-network, even when the hospital is in-network.
- Patients usually cannot choose which ambulance company responds when they dial 911.
- Balance bills can be hundreds or thousands of dollars, often arriving weeks after the emergency.
- The federal No Surprises Act does not fully protect patients from ground ambulance balance bills.
- Many patients are unaware that they can dispute or appeal an ambulance bill.
Suggested Description (Copy & Paste)
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Stop Ambulance Balance Bills is a patient-focused project that collects stories, explains how ambulance billing works, and offers practical tools to challenge unfair charges. Its goal is to close the gap in surprise billing protections for ground ambulances and reduce the financial harm of calling 911.
Story Angles & Questions to Explore
- How often are patients receiving balance bills after calling 911 in your state?
- How do municipal, private, and hospital-based ambulance providers bill differently?
- What options do patients actually have when they receive a large ambulance bill?
- What state-level protections, if any, exist where you are reporting?
- How do ambulance billing practices impact low-income, rural, or disabled communities?
Contact for Media
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Please note: this project does not provide legal representation or individual financial advice. We can, however, point to educational resources and patterns seen in patient stories.
Logos & Visuals
At this time, media are encouraged to use screenshots of the site header or simple typographic treatments of the site name (Stop Ambulance Balance Bills) in their own outlet style. A dedicated download pack of logos and visuals may be added in the future.