In California, a private ambulance transporting a Medi-Cal patient receives $339 per emergency transport. A public ambulance making the same trip, serving the same patient, received $1,168 in 2024 — more than triple the private rate. California has a pending proposal to push that figure to $1,597, which would mean nearly five times the reimbursement for the same ride, depending on who owns the vehicle.
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