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  • Colorado
  • Gov. Jared Polis
  • The governor wrote in his veto statement that drafting errors in the bill made it “unimplementable” and estimated that it would make insurance premiums go up by as much as $0.73 to $2.15 per person.

The sticking point: two dollars.

Two.

Dollars.

I wonder how many multiples of that the ambulance companies lobbied his campaign with

[-] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 44 points 1 year ago

I can answer that:

At least one in particular. AMR (American Medical Response) and its holding company GMR (Global Medical Response) are about as evil as it gets in the ambulance industry, and they're also HUGE businesses, not to mention that they also run something like 1/3-1/4 of all US private EMS operations. Oh, did I mention that they're based out of Greenwood, CO?

I'd bet a pretty healthy sum that those vampiric fucks are behind it.

[-] 4am@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

1/3-1/4

1/3rd is bigger than 1/4th

[-] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Yes. I listed them in descending order, and while I realize that that defies convention, I don't think that should suggest I don't understand fractions.

[-] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Oh no's, $2 extra/month, but you might get surprise billed bullshit prices, but that's cool.

Despite federal and state laws addressing surprise out-of-network medical billing, public ground ambulances, interfacility transfers, and non-emergency ambulance rides were left out of those laws. This legislation closes that loophole that left patients vulnerable to outrageous and unexpected charges for out-of-network ambulance services.

A recent study found that more than half of ground ambulance rides result in surprise bills, with patients paying an average of $435 out-of-pocket, more than three times the cost of in-network rides. Patients are often left with surprise out-of-pocket bills that are much higher: a Denver resident was saddled with a $1,500 bill after a health emergency in 2023. In Colorado, out-of-network ambulance charges forced consumers to shoulder nearly $16 million in costs in 2022.

https://cohealthinitiative.org/media-releases/consumer-advocates-praise-senate-approval-of-bill-to-close-surprise-billing-loophole-for-ambulances/

[-] Bartsbigbugbag@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Polis also recently vetoed a labor rights bill, a ride share safety bill, and a ban on using algorithmic websites like real page to set rents. Dude is pro business 100% if the time, and cosplays a cool hip progressive guy.

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