An amendment inserted into Indiana House Bill 1447 would reduce the amount some citizens of that state would be billed by fire departments responding to emergencies. The insurance industry trade association, Insurance Institute of Indiana, says the amendment would rein in what the group calls excessive over billing by Emergency Services Billing Corporation (ESBC), a company hired by fire departments to collect additional revenue for the departments.
Indiana aims to control statewide fire department billings
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