re: EBR 3.13 Mill Tax Renewal for EMS

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I thought EMS still sends you a bill. Why do they need a tax at all?

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At the risk of stating the obvious, probably because they don’t bill enough to cover their entire operating cost.

I don’t claim to know exactly how EMS billing works, but I would guess there are times they show up without doing billable work. E.g. a 911 call comes in, they show up, and it turns out nobody is injured. On top of that I’m sure they have a ton of standby time considering the entire point of EMS is to be available when an emergency happens.

Of all the BS millages to be worried about, EMS is pretty low on my list.

Many health services are heavily subsidized because the reimbursement to the companies from the insurance payouts is not sufficient to cover overhead. Most people do not realize this.