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 In Jason Ebert's case, his first trip for treatment involved a torn aorta, and he took the flight in a hospital-based air ambulance. Insurance picked up the entire $12,000 tab.
The second trip came months later when Ebert felt  doctor dizzy, and the Bozeman hospital called a for-profit air ambulance service. That bill came to nearly $40,000, and the Eberts were left responsible for more than half of it.
Earlier this month, U.S. Sens. Jon Tester of Montana and John Hoeven of North Dakota sought to amend the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization legislation to allow states to decide if they want to create rules governing air ambulance Health rates and services.
That effort failed, but Tester will continue to work on the issue, his spokeswoman Marnee Banks said.
Patients health  sometimes don't realize they should ask or might not be capable of asking whether their transportation is in network or how much their insurance will cover. The result can be whopping bills. Some Montana residents have received health "balance bills" of up to $90,000, said Jesse Laslovich, chief counsel for the Montana Auditor and Insurance Commissioner's Office.
Don Wharton, director of business development for REACH Medical Services, said the large bills are a product of commercial insurance carriers and payers being unwilling to pay the fair market value for the service.

Insurance companies and employee benefit managers say air ambulance companies won't reveal actual costs, preventing them from determining a fair payment. 

Earlier this month, U.S. Sens. Jon Tester of Montana and John Hoeven of North Dakota sought to amend the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization legislation to allow states to decide if they want to create rules governing air ambulance Health rates and services.
That effort failed, but Tester will continue to work on the issue, his spokeswoman Marnee Banks said.
Patients health  sometimes don't realize they should ask or might not be capable of asking whether their transportation is in network or how much their insurance will cover. The result can be whopping bills. Some Montana residents have received health "balance bills" of up to $90,000, said Jesse Laslovich, chief counsel for the Montana Auditor and Insurance Commissioner's Office.
Don Wharton, director of business development for REACH Medical Services, said the large bills are a product of commercial insurance carriers and payers being unwill