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When someone with a medical emergency calls 911, they expect an ambulance to show up. But sometimes, there simply isn’t one available. Most states don’t declare emergency medical services (EMS) …

If you have lived on this planet for longer than an hour and a half, you’ve probably experienced trauma.

Pennsylvania is one of 13 states to designate ambulance services as "essential" and therefore eligible for state funding.

When someone with a medical emergency calls 911, they expect an ambulance to show up. But sometimes, there simply isn’t one available. Most states don’t declare emergency medical services (EMS)

Most states don’t declare emergency medical services (EMS) to be an “essential service,” meaning the state government isn’t required to provide or fund them.

Iowa is one of 13 states that define EMS as "essential services" eligible for state funding. More are considering the policy.

Thirteen states including Virginia have passed laws designating or allowing local governments to deem EMS as an essential service

Twenty-four state Representatives and three Senators are asking the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission to take an action it apparently has not done for some time.

South Dakota placed ahead of Mississippi at $47,902 and West Virginia at $50,315. The U.S. average was $66.745, according to the National Education Association.

This story was originally published by KFF Health News. Sandra Lane said she has been to the emergency room about eight times this year. The 62-year-old