Little Falls News Items (3/14/26)
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Calendar of Events - Event List
Little Falls Senior Citizen Advisory Board to Host St. Patty’s Day Luncheon March 18
Murph’s Tavern in Totowa Gears Up for Multi-Day St. Patrick’s Day Festivities
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at Montclair State University
Sunday, March 15, 2026, 5 – 6:30 pm
Leshowitz Recital Hall, Chapin Hall
Free and open to the public, reservations not necessary.
The Rhythm Method is a quartet of composer-performers reimagining the string quartet through a contemporary, intersectional feminist lens—collaborating closely with composers, blending improvisation and notation, amplifying marginalized voices, and fostering collective creativity through performance and education.
- Medicare Advantage ‘Dark Money’ Group Attempts To Win Higher Payments for Insurance CompaniesDoctors Warn of a Deadly Complication From Measles Outbreaks
- Families Scramble To Pay Five-Figure Bills as Clock Ticks on Promised Preauthorization ReformsVaccine Panel Follows WHO's Advice, Adds Subclade K To Fall Flu Shots
A new survey from the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg Public Policy Center has a finding that should stop every public health official in this country: When asked which vaccine recommendation they would follow if the CDC and the American Academy of Pediatrics disagreed, only 11% of Americans said the CDC. (Robert B. Shpiner, 3/13)
MEDICARE REMINDER
Ambulance transportation basics
Medicare Part B covers emergency ambulance services and, in limited cases, non-emergency ambulance services. Medicare considers an emergency to be any situation when your health is in serious danger and you cannot be transported safely by other means. If your trip is scheduled when your health is not in immediate danger, it is not considered an emergency.
Eligibility
Part B covers emergency ambulance services if:
An ambulance is medically necessary, meaning it is the only safe way to transport you
The reason for your trip is to receive a Medicare-covered service or to return from receiving care
You are transported to and from certain locations, following Medicare’s coverage guidelines
And, the transportation supplier meets Medicare ambulance requirements
To be eligible for coverage of non-emergency ambulance services, you must:
Be confined to your bed (unable to get up from bed without help, unable to walk, and unable to sit in a chair or wheelchair)
Or, need vital medical services during your trip that are only available in an ambulance, such as administration of medications or monitoring of vital functions
Medicare may cover unscheduled or irregular non-emergency trips, but if you live in a skilled nursing facility (SNF), a doctor’s written order may be required within 48 hours after the transport. Medicare may also cover scheduled, regular trips if the ambulance supplier receives a written order from your doctor ahead of time stating that transport is medically necessary.
Medicare never covers ambulette services. An ambulette is a wheelchair-accessible van that provides non-emergency transportation. Medicare also does not cover ambulance transportation just because you lack access to alternative transportation.
Note: If you are receiving SNF care under Part A, most ambulance transportation should be paid for by the SNF. The SNF should not bill Medicare for this service.
Costs
Part B covers medically necessary emergency and non-emergency ambulance services at 80% of the Medicare-approved amount. In most cases, you pay a 20% coinsurance after you meet your Part B deductible ($283 in 2026). All ambulance companies that contract with Medicare must be participating providers.
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