Answers
Plain-language answers for air medical operators, based on public use files from CMS and the No Surprises Act guidance that governs air ambulance disputes.
The air ambulance IDR record
44,087 disputes, a 91.81 percent win rate, $1,136.2 million in winning offers, and three operators filing 84.45 percent.
Read the answerBase rate and mileage: how air ambulance disputes are filed
The TMA III change, how 2025 filers split between combined and separate disputes, and what the results can and cannot say.
Read the answerAir ambulance IDR and state law
Why the federal process applies in every state, the added air-specific factors, and the 2025 numbers for the largest states.
Read the answerFor questions beyond this site, such as which claims are eligible or how the arbitration itself unfolds, see the Lido IDR answers library. The full dispute record is explorable at idrexplorer.com.
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