Ambulance Services Insurance Protection

Insurance companies and other providers that issue policies which cover the cost of ground ambulance transportation when the individual needs to be transported to a hospital, critical access hospital, or skilled nursing facility for medically necessary services, and transportation in any other vehicle could endanger their health. Some policies may cover air ambulance transportation utilizing helicopters or fixed wing aircraft to airlift acutely ill or injured individuals from areas that are inaccessible to health care facilities for treatment, or from one health care facility to another for specialized care.