I'm confused, Goldwing. You say AMR ran off insurance co-pays and receipts, and therefore cost the county nothing. Won't the county be running off insurance co-pays and receipts as well? Or are you saying that patients requiring ambulance service will never get a bill for the service?
If that's the case - if hubby passes out in the town square due to dehydration (as he did 2 years ago), I won't see a bill for $1700 for the privilege of him climbing into the ambulance by himself (because he refused to be carried in), not allowing anyone to ride with him, inserting a bag of fluids to his vein, and transporting him ONE BLOCK from the town square to the free-standing ER center?
Because if that's what you're saying, then heck - I'll pay the extra $4/month. I'll also make sure that if I even -think- I might need an ambulance, I will absolutely call for one.
Just remember though - I'm already paying taxes for fire service via my actual tax bill to Lake County. Being double-taxed would be really bad, and most of us living in the Lake County part of The Villages might want to have a word about which entity will be refunding us every year.
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