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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Who pays when a ground ambulance is called in an emergency?
It is important to understand that ground and/or air ambulance services are not insured services under the Canada Health Act.
* In Alberta, the patient must pay for pre-hospital health care and transportation provided by an emergency ground ambulance service with some notable exceptions.
* Alberta Health and Wellness pays for ambulance services for seniors, through a plan administered by Alberta Blue Cross. This plan will pay ambulance fees, at a maximum rate set by the Minister of Health and Wellness, directly to ambulance operators within 30 days.
In a few areas of the province, municipalities have opted to charge more than the maximum rate. In these areas, seniors who use ambulances will receive bills for emergency ambulance services they use. After they have paid those bills, they can submit their receipt(s) to Alberta Blue Cross and are entitled to receive a reimbursement of up to the Minister's maximum ambulance fee.
* Read about Alberta Blue Cross group coverage for Seniors
When a patient is a worker who has been injured on the job, their employer's Worker's Compensation coverage will pay emergency ambulance expenses. Workers injured on the job are sometimes transported to health care facilities by mobile treatment vehicles that are not part of the province's Ground Ambulance Program. These ambulances are operated by, or contracted by, employers and are not licensed by Alberta Health and Wellness.
* If the patient is a member of a First Nation, Health Canada will pay the cost of emergency ambulance services they require.
* Alberta Employment and Immigration pays the cost of emergency ambulance services for Albertans receiving income support and for eligible individuals and families with limited incomes.
Many Albertans who are not covered under one of the scenarios above avoid the possibility of unexpected emergency ambulance charges by purchasing supplemental medical insurance such as the Alberta Blue Cross Non-Group Plan or other plans offered by insurance providers or motor associations.</div></div>
yes Remo yu right is close to $400 fi di ambulance ride <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Who pays when a ground ambulance is called in an emergency?
It is important to understand that ground and/or air ambulance services are not insured services under the Canada Health Act.
* In Alberta, the patient must pay for pre-hospital health care and transportation provided by an emergency ground ambulance service with some notable exceptions.
* Alberta Health and Wellness pays for ambulance services for seniors, through a plan administered by Alberta Blue Cross. This plan will pay ambulance fees, at a maximum rate set by the Minister of Health and Wellness, directly to ambulance operators within 30 days.
In a few areas of the province, municipalities have opted to charge more than the maximum rate. In these areas, seniors who use ambulances will receive bills for emergency ambulance services they use. After they have paid those bills, they can submit their receipt(s) to Alberta Blue Cross and are entitled to receive a reimbursement of up to the Minister's maximum ambulance fee.
* Read about Alberta Blue Cross group coverage for Seniors
When a patient is a worker who has been injured on the job, their employer's Worker's Compensation coverage will pay emergency ambulance expenses. Workers injured on the job are sometimes transported to health care facilities by mobile treatment vehicles that are not part of the province's Ground Ambulance Program. These ambulances are operated by, or contracted by, employers and are not licensed by Alberta Health and Wellness.
* If the patient is a member of a First Nation, Health Canada will pay the cost of emergency ambulance services they require.
* Alberta Employment and Immigration pays the cost of emergency ambulance services for Albertans receiving income support and for eligible individuals and families with limited incomes.
Many Albertans who are not covered under one of the scenarios above avoid the possibility of unexpected emergency ambulance charges by purchasing supplemental medical insurance such as the Alberta Blue Cross Non-Group Plan or other plans offered by insurance providers or motor associations.</div></div>
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