half of the industry's revenue; and
WHEREAS, According to Consumer Reports in April 2017, the
average charge from one air ambulance company rose from
approximately $13,000 in 2007 to $50,200 in 2016; and
WHEREAS, The average bill for air ambulance services within
the industry was $32,895 in 2014; and
WHEREAS, Rick Sherlock, the president and CEO of the
Association of Air Medical Services, a trade group, has stated
that many air ambulance patients are on Medicare or Medicaid and
that those programs pay $200 to $6,000 per transport; and
WHEREAS, The real cost of providing air transport averages
approximately $7,000, according to Jon Hanlon, founder of
Research 360, and an analysis by New Mexico's Office of
Superintendent of Insurance indicates that the costs average
approximately $10,000; and
WHEREAS, The Insurance Committee of the House of
Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania held an
informational meeting on air ambulance costs and services in
April 2017 and received testimony from the Department of Health,
the Insurance Commissioner, air ambulance companies and an
insurer; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania urge the Congress of the United
States to enact legislation that would allow states to regulate
air ambulance billing and pricing practices; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives urge the Congress
of the United States to take favorable action on S.471; and be
it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to
the presiding officers of each house of Congress and to each
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