HCCI’s research on air ambulance prices was featured in a New York Magazine article on the role of private equity in air ambulance pricing.
From the article: “Between 2008 and 2017, the median price charged by providers for helicopter air ambulances nearly tripled, jumping from $12,500 to $35,900 per flight, according to a study by the Health Care Cost Institute.”
How Private Equity Took Over Air Ambulances
The search for why my emergency medical flight resulted in an $86,184 out-of-network bill led me to a hidden culprit: private equity.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/04/how-private-equity-took-over-air-ambulances.html