It may take an act of Congress to end kickbacks and institute patient protections in the air ambulance business. But state lawmakers could take immediate action to protect consumers. If they can’t control the prices, at the very least they could publicize them. How about a law requiring air ambulances to tell patients how much their flight is going to cost? Or a database that would track and publicly report each company’s charges per flight? The database could also name the person who made the decision to summon the air ambulance company, so that hidden conflicts of interest could be revealed.
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