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How Minnesota Got Its Community Medics Paid
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North Memorial's first group of community paramedics
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Policy: Community paramedic-type projects require ongoing support.
Strategy: Entrench in law; seek other novel sources of funding.
Vision: Broad-based programs with demonstrated benefits reducing 9-1-1 use and hospital admissions.
Minnesota led the nation in embracing the idea of community paramedics. Now it’s leading the way in getting them paid.
A bill passed last year in the Minnesota legislature established reimbursement through the state’s Medicaid program for a range of...
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