GEMT Cost Reporting Insights and Lessons Learned

About This Webinar

Drawing on over a decade of experience through thousands of individual Ground Emergency Medical Transportation (GEMT) cost reports, Public Consulting Group experts will share insights and lessons learned. PCG will cover the current state of the GEMT landscape, the current guidance from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on GEMT programs and what the future of supplemental payments may look like.

1. Current Ambulance Supplemental Payment Programs (ASPP): PCG will share how current ASPP programs were established and why the funding is critical for providers.

2. Current CMS Guidance: After the release of the CMS guidance that came out in August 2022, there have been changes to existing ASPP programs and the supporting documentation necessary to complete cost reports.

3. What’s Next? PCG will share their thoughts on how ASPPs could look like in the future, what that means for providers participating, and how to establish a program if your state.

Agenda

Lessons learned for thousands of individual GEMT cost reports.
Have the information necessary to protect yourself from audit risks.
How to provide support for these programs in your state.

Who can view: Everyone

Webinar Price: Free

Featured Presenters

Alissa Narode

Public Consulting Group – Associate Manager

Ms. Narode is an Associate Manager based out of the Albany, New York office. Ms. Narode has extensive experience managing statewide projects and comprehensive knowledge on supplemental payment programs and Federal Medicaid Revenue Enhancement. Since joining PCG, Ms. Narode has supported and led several key initiatives. Ms. Narode serves as the Program Manager on the Florida Public Emergency Medical Transportation (PEMT) program working with over 60 providers on their Medicaid cost reports and oversaw the implementation of the FL MCO program for EMS providers. She is also the Program Manager for the Texas Ambulance Supplemental Payment Program (ASPP), Iowa, Illinois, and Oklahoma Ground Emergency Medical Transportation (GEMT) programs where she oversees a team to assist multiple EMS providers in completing Medicaid cost reports.

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Garrett Abrahamson

Public Consulting Group & Associate Manager

Garrett is a healthcare consultant, delivering impactful financial deliverables with a client-centric approach. Garrett has a background in Medicare and Medicaid cost reporting, provider training, provider fee modeling, healthcare auditing, pay-for-performance evaluation, discrete cost analysis, and rate setting. Throughout his 14-year tenure with PCG, Garrett’s work includes leading teams in cost recovery and revenue maximization initiatives and training programs for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) providers across the country.

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Chief Kevin Joles

Chair, IAFC EMS Section; Division Chief of EMS, Lawrence (KS)-Douglas County Fire Medical

Kevin Joles serves as the EMS Division Chief of Lawrence-Douglas Fire and Medical in Lawrence, KS. Before his position as Chief, Kevin was the Captain of EMS Operations and EMS Training in the City of Olathe, where he led clinical education for the City and collaboratively within the Johnson County EMS system. Kevin also chairs the EMS Section of the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC). In his 26 years in emergency services, Kevin has found a passion for superior prehospital clinical care within the departments he has worked with. Kevin’s progressive mentality has him spearheading new initiatives for cardiac arrest and working diligently to achieve the department's International Accreditation status (CPSE) and an ISO 1 rating.

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