Great Work

PoliticalJunkie — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:01:16 -0500

Dale Folwell needs to be applauded for his nonpartisan 'get it done' philosophy. Serving in a powerless minority he still finds ways to make government work better then sells the solutions to members of both parties.

He is quite a legislator, the Republican Party needs more like him.

Folwell: Fix ambulance scam loophole

ryanteaguebeckwith — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:38:56 -0500

Rep. Dale Folwell filed legislation Wednesday that he said fixes a flaw in the State Health Plan that could allow for fraud against the state and municipalities that provide ambulance service.

The flaw: Plan members are cut a check for the cost of an ambulance ride when the provider's not part of the plan's network, Dan Kane reports.

The check is in the member's name, so if he or she pockets it, the ambulance service is out of the money. Each trip costs roughly $500.

At least 24 municipal services are not in the plan's network, including those serving Durham, Forsyth, Mecklenburg and Randolph counties, Folwell said.

He presented anecdotal evidence of ambulance riders failing to pay for the service. In one case, a public school retiree from Forsyth County requested 22 ambulance trips last year, collecting nearly $12,500 from the health plan. The county has yet to be reimbursed for the ambulance service.

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Great Work

Folwell: Fix ambulance scam loophole