HOT SPRING COUNTY
*next open enrollment
period begins April 1, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

PriorityCare
Open Enrollment Period Now Underway

Join or renew your PriorityCare Ambulance Membership today!
The membership drive will run from October 1 - November 30

CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT PriorityCare

General Information

Few people ever plan to need an ambulance, but the fact is that hundreds of times each year ProMed responds when a life is on the
line. Many others rely on the compassionate care that the highly trained professionals bring each time an ambulance is called.
 
While people recognize that the cost of an ambulance is no longer free, support for this special cost saving program is a solid
community investment. ProMed and PriorityCare members recognize that the ambulance membership program makes it possible for
ProMed to provide the highest quality care possible – paramedic advanced life support. Even in remote rural areas, paramedics are
readily available and bring a virtual ‘rolling emergency room’ to the patient’s side.

More importantly, members realize the financial savings that the program provides to them and to the community. With the cost of a
single emergency response exceeding $500, a ProMed or PriorityCare ambulance membership helps offset these often unexpected
medical expenses.

Even with a significant segment of the population covered by some form of insurance, most plans – including Medicare and Medicaid --
do not fully cover the costs for ambulance service. Many times, the patient is responsible for non-covered services and non-allowed
charges. The fact is, you are probably only partially insured for the actual cost of ambulance and emergency medical services. 

As a ProMed or PriorityCare member, you’re costs may be fully covered and, in cases where no insurance is available or the
insurance denies the claim, you are given a 40% discount off of the normal fees. Those without a membership must pay 100% of the
ambulance bill each time the ambulance is used. That adds up to hundreds of dollars in savings if the ambulance is only used one time.