Plan to end exorbitant ‘surprise’ ambulance bills heads to Congress

Committee to recommend patients should pay no more than $100 or 10% of a bill, depending on which is less

A committee chartered to find ways to stop ambulances from sending patients exorbitant bills is set to tell Congress that patients should pay no more than $100 or 10% of a bill, depending on which is less.

The recommendation, which still relies on the convoluted private insurance industry, comes as nearly half of all ambulance rides in the US result in a surprise bill" of often hundreds of dollars.