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x <br /> BCBSNG will increase the amount of revenue the County is able to collect, and will allow <br /> Revenue staff to redirect a portion of their time to other, more productive revenue collection <br /> activities instead of following up on BCBSNC insurance payments. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: The table below reflects the fees charged for various categories of <br /> Orange County emergency medical services and the reimbursements that would be provided by <br /> BCBSNC Under the terms of this agreement: <br /> SERVICE TYPE ORANGE COUNTY FEE BCBSNC REIMBURSEMENT <br /> Basic Ufa Support $250 Allow 100% Relmbusement of <br /> Non-Emergemy Choose <br /> Basic Life Support $300 Allow 100% Reimbursement of <br /> Emergency Cha e <br /> Advanced Life Support 5600 Allow 100% Reimbursement of <br /> Entromenor Chance <br /> Advanced Ufa Support $450 Allow 100% Reimbursement of <br /> Emergency Change <br /> extensive support required) <br /> Advanced Life Support $1001$150 $22.88 <br /> Non-transport <br /> Mileage Reimbursement- $5.00 $2.57 <br /> Per Loaded Mile <br /> Most common servire stye <br /> Approval of this contract will allow the County to streamline the collection of insurance <br /> reimbursements involving clients covered by BCBSNC. The reimbursement rates from <br /> BCBSNC will allow for full recouping of County charges with the exception of the mileage and <br /> non-transports. EMS Administrative staff are pursuing discussions with BCBSNC to explain <br /> Orange Cou nty'a award winning first responder program and to try to negotiate higher <br /> reimbursement rates for cases where the paramedic assesses and treats patients on the scene, <br /> but releases them without transport. There era comparatively few of such rases annually so <br /> the amount of revenue the County will forgo on that category of service is minimal. <br /> Nonetheless, EMS administrative staff are working to convince BCBSNC that it makes greater <br /> financial sense for all partles tc treat and release certain patients for the $100 or$150 fee <br /> rather than transporting them by ambulance unnecessarily at a fee of up to 5450. <br /> RECOMMENOATION(Sj: The Manager recommends that the Boom approve the contract with <br /> BCBSNC and authorize the County Manager to sign k, subject to final review by staff and the <br /> County .Attomey. <br />