The FDNY will hold a public hearing tomorrow on a proposal to charge patients and insurers $1,385 for an ambulance ride with basic life support services — a 54% increase over the current rate of $900.
The FDNY opened up public comment and scheduled a hearing on the latest proposed rate hike pursuant to the regulations around rulemaking by city agencies. After Friday’s hearing, FDNY will finalize the rule, send it to the City Council and publish it in the City Record, where it must sit for at least 30 days before taking effect. FDNY has final say over whether to adopt the price increase as written.
“To levy an astronomical price increase seems patently unfair for a service that no patient has control over,” Benjamin said. Patients enrolled in health plans regulated by New York state, such as the ones available on the Affordable Care Act marketplace, are protected from receiving out-of-network charges for ambulances and other medical services by state law.from a similar federal law, called the No Surprises Act, that took effect in 2022.
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