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Ground Ambulance Industry Trends, 2017–2022: An Analysis of Ground Ambulance Organization Entrance and Exit

Description
Describes ground ambulance trends from 2017 to 2022, focusing on organizational characteristics associated with organizations' entry into or exit from the Medicare program. Presents data on the likelihood of entry and exit by a ground ambulance transportation organization by ownership status; urban, rural, or super rural location; and volume. Examines the change in traditional fee-for-service Medicare ground ambulance transport volume at the county level after an organization enters or exits the market.
Author(s)
Jonathan Cantor, Sara Heins, Petra W. Rasmussen, Christine Buttorff, Andrew W. Mulcahy
Date
04/2024
Type
Document
Organizations
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, RAND Corporation
Tagged as
Access · Emergency medical services · Healthcare business and finance · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Transportation

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