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Higher Ambulance Fees For Obese: Fair or Discrimination?


Health & Wellness  (tags: obesity, ambulance, EMTs, emergency care )

Laurie
- 60 days ago - laurieboris.pnn.com
Some ambulance companies are raising fees on very obese patients. Why? Compared to people of normal weight, it can cost almost 2-1/2 times more $ to lift and transport people over, say, 350 pounds because of special equipment needed. Read more...
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