DOES MEDICARE COVER AMBULANCE RIDES?

Dear Senior, A few months ago, I took an ambulance to the hospital emergency room because I had a nasty fall at home, but just received a hefty $1,050 bill from the ambulance company.

Doesn’t Medicare cover ambulance rides?

Frustrated Beneficiary

Dear Beneficiary, Yes, Medicare does cover emergency ambulance services and, in limited cases, nonemergency ambulance services too, but only when they’re de…