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HEMS Continues Medicare Struggles
Average cost per transport was $10,199 but Medicare reimburses at an average rate of 59 percent, for an aggregate of more than $1 billion below costs.

A new study commissioned by the Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) has documented the continuing gap between aeromedical transport costs and third-party payer reimbursements. It found that the average cost per transport was $10,199 but that Medicare reimbursed at an average rate of 59 percent, for an aggregate of more than $1 billion below costs. The study warned this would continue to have a significant effect on private payers.