04/28/21
Jon L. Gelman
The US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) will not review the pre-emption issue involving air ambulance billing charges. A
Petition for Certiorarithat was denied was filed by PHI Air Medical, LLC following the
denial of the Texas Supreme Court to honor the full air ambulance billing changes in a workers' compensation claim.
Medical benefits are a significant factor in the overall costs of most state workers' compensation programs. The ability to contain those costs is at the very heart of the viability of most workers' compensation systems. Federal preemption of state medical fee schedules and regulations is a prevailing challenge to the patchwork of non-uniform state benefit programs.