The Air Ambulance That Saved This Veteran May Not Be There Tomorrow
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TL;DR
- An air ambulance saved Navy Veteran Dan McKeaney's life after a motorcycle crash.
- Millions of rural Veterans rely on air ambulances due to long distances to specialized hospitals.
- Medicare reimburses air ambulance services at a rate significantly lower than actual costs, threatening service availability.
- The current Medicare payment system has not been updated in over 25 years.
- The Protecting Air Ambulance Services for Americans Act (S.2518/H.R.4792) aims to modernize Medicare reimbursement rates.
- The SOAR Campaign advocates for fixing the Medicare system to protect access to air ambulance services for rural communities and Veterans.