Editor's Note: This article has been modified to reflect a clarification from the American Ambulance Association the group continues to push for across-the-board reimbursement increases for both rural and urban providers.
The American Ambulance Association (AAA) voted last week to lobby Medicare conferees for a conference report that provides payment boosts to ambulance providers for services in all rural areas and increases payments based on population density -- providing higher payments to the more rural areas.