The Lifeline Connecting Patients to Critical Care
The Emergency Air Rescue Alliance is fighting to protect patients’ access to emergency air medical care, free from financial barriers, bureaucratic obstacles, and insurance interference.
When every second counts, no one should be left behind.
The Issues at a Glance
23% of Americans, and 42% of those in rural areas, cannot reach a trauma center within the critical first hour. For them, air medical transport is the difference between life and death.
A Life-or-Death Access Gap
Air ambulance providers win roughly 85% of federal payment disputes with insurers, clear evidence that insurer offers routinely fall short. Delays and underpayment threaten the providers patients rely on.
Insurers Underpay for Emergency Care
The LIFELINE Act and the PATH Act require insurers to play fair and keep patients out of the middle of billing disputes. No new spending. Just fair payment.
Two Bills to Protect Patients
Behind Every Flight Is a Patient.
For the families who have relied on emergency air transport, the story does not end at the hospital doors. Too often it continues with confusing bills and insurance disputes at the worst possible moment. We are gathering these stories to keep patients at the center of this fight.
