State laws to stop surprise ambulance bills face pushback from insurers

(By Rae Ellen Bichell and Katheryn Houghton for NPR)

Nicole Silva’s 4-year-old daughter was headed to a relative’s house near the southern Colorado town of La Jara when a vehicle T-boned the car she was riding in. A cascade of ambulance rides ensued — a ground ambulance to a local hospital, an air ambulance to Denver, and another ground ambulance to Children’s Hospital Colorado. Continue reading here…

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