Jim is pleased to have been working with Kevin Robinson, Marshfield’s Fire Chief and former President of the Massachusetts Fire Chiefs Association, to protect the integrity of the emergency 911 ambulance system.  At issue is policy implemented late in 2010 by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts whereby they are no longer paying the ambulance provider for emergency services but rather send a reduced check to the patient him/herself.  In practice this policy is reducing payments to municipalities – or their ambulance providers – by over 20%, providing an unacceptable threat to the viability of our E-911 ambulance services.  For more information on this issue log on to www.protectems.org.