AR | The Arkansas Insurance Department has issued Bulletin #5-2024 pertaining to recent legislation enacted by the Arkansas General Assembly in 2023 concerning ground ambulance billing, specifically the balance billing portions of Acts 578 and 597 of 2023.
“Balance billing” refers to a practice in which a provider bills an insured for the difference between the provider’s charge and the amount allowed by the insurer. When insureds are balance billed for ambulance service, they are often unable to afford these additional charges, leading to medical debt and other serious financial and health repercussions.