United States v. Advantage Medical Transport Inc.

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NYGAARD, Circuit Judge.

Although there may be no such thing as a free lunch, there is such a thing as a free ride—at least in an ambulance under the Medicare program. That is to say, Medicare Part B covers ambulance transportation for beneficiaries to or from a hospital, nursing home, or medical treatment facility when other methods of transport would put the participant’s health at risk. Nichole Medical Equipment & Supply, Inc. v. TriCenturion, Inc., 694 F.3d 340, 342 n. 2 (3d Cir. 2012) (citation omitted).1 The costs associated with these transports have increased exponentially: in…