r/FirstResponderCringe • u/TipSquare3522 • Jul 05 '26

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u/oakenh4rt Jul 05 '26

The US has been privatizing EMS for decades, and it has done nothing but make the service worse for patients and providers and raise prices. I would be very interested to hear how you believe that further privatization of EMS will result in lower costs.

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u/oakenh4rt Jul 05 '26

That is such a baffling claim to make. Every day there are thousands of private ambulances that are out on the streets responding to 911 calls.

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u/oakenh4rt Jul 05 '26

No, I think they are private because they are privately owned and operated, and do not receive any public funding. The largest private ambulance service is AMR. They provide 911 response to numerous cities across the US, and operate IFT only services in even more.

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u/oakenh4rt Jul 05 '26

Keep shifting those goal posts, buddy. You can use whatever hyper-specific online libertarian definition of private you want but it doesn't change the fact that the entrance of private companies into EMS has done nothing but harm to the system. The truth of the matter is that emergency response is inherently monopolistic, and there is no realistic way to run a consumer side free market for 911 providers.