June 14, 2018: Emergency rides in an ambulance can easily exceed $1000+++, and many aren’t covered by your insurance. Insurance companies now recommend that if you’re not in a hurry to get to the hospital (non-life threatening) … then dial up Uber or Lyft for transport. And many ambulances are required to take you to a pre-designated hospital while UBER and LYFT can take you to YOUR hospital of choice. And taking it one step further, in Phoenix, fire and emergency service dispatchers offer users a taxi voucher rather than a more costly ambulance ride. Enjoy your trip to the hospital — and maybe a stop at Starbucks along the way?
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