My recent ambulance ride was necessary but the cost was unbelievable. I went 1 mile at the most and it cost 2k. They wrapped my foot up and gave me one shot of some kind of opioid. Why are emergency services not covered in my taxes?
Hmm. My 50 mile ambulance ride in 2016 cost around $1050, including joy juice. I guess that was a deal.
My recent ambulance ride was necessary but the cost was unbelievable. I went 1 mile at the most and it cost 2k. They wrapped my foot up and gave me one shot of some kind of opioid. Why are emergency services not covered in my taxes?
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Sadly, in a number of situations “emergency services” serves as a way for the government to raise additional funding. I have a son who was involved in a minor traffic accident recently. The police who responded INSISTED that he be taken by ambulance to the local emergency room. The bill for that ambulance ride was ridiculously high and explains (IMHO, of course) why the cop insisted the ride be taken. I always thought that fire and ambulance services at accident sites were covered by taxes.
I've thought about buying a van, throwing a mattress in the back with tarp over it and starting an Uber or Lyft-type service for non-emergency ambulance transportation. I'd charge a fraction of what a real ambulance costs. The only deal is the patient has to be able to enter and exit the vehicle on their own.
I'd make a mint transporting people who need to get to the hospital but don't want to be bankrupted with ambulance costs. And when I wasn't using it, I could rent it out to the "Bang Bus" guys.