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North Carolina · HB 489 · 2025Partial Progress

Insurance Coverage Emergency Ambulance Trans.

Caps patient out-of-pocket costs for emergency ground ambulance rides at $100 (or 10% of the insurer-owed amount) and requires insurers to honor local government-set EMS reimbursement rates.

Status
Passed House 111-0; pending in Senate Rules Committee
Status date
2025-05-07
State
North Carolina
Session year
2025

Topics

Emergency CareInsurance & CoverageRural Health

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