Guest Commentary by Vivian Greenwood, Author at Pittsburgh's Public Source

A training dummy strapped to a backboard with a seatbelt, lying on the ground in a simulated emergency setting.

Congress didn’t ban shocking ambulance bills, leaving rural patients especially vulnerable

by Guest Commentary by Vivian Greenwood July 24, 2026July 23, 2026

Many Americans can’t afford an unplanned $400 expense, yet when Washington cracked down on surprise medical bills, it opened a loophole big enough for a Southwestern Pennsylvania ambulance to drive through.

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