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Ambulance bills still surprise Colorado patients with high cost but lawmakers want to change that

Publicly owned ambulances in the state can still send patients surprise bills

Paramedic Kyle Bayens, left, and EMT Emilie Thurston, right, work on a patient inside their ambulance before transporting him to Denver Health on May 16, 2023 in Denver, Colorado. Lawmakers are going to try again with a plan to eliminate “surprise bills” for people transported in publicly owned ambulances. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Paramedic Kyle Bayens, left, and EMT Emilie Thurston, right, work on a patient inside their ambulance before transporting him to Denver Health on May 16, 2023 in Denver, Colorado. Lawmakers are going to try again with a plan to eliminate “surprise bills” for people transported in publicly owned ambulances. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - MARCH 7: Meg Wingerter - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
By | mwingerter@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Federal and state laws prevent "surprise bills" for rides in air ambulances and in privately owned ground ambulances.
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