Senator Orrin Hatch to Receive
2017 AAA Legislative Recognition Award

For Immediate Release
Contact:
Amanda Riordan
ariordan@ambulance.org
703-610-0264

Washington, DC– The American Ambulance Association (AAA) will honor Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah with a Legislative Recognition Award in appreciation of his advocacy for emergency medical services. Senator Hatch will be presented this award by representatives of Gold Cross Ambulance, a trusted family-owned EMS provider in the Salt Lake area.

Senator Hatch receives the Legislative Recognition Award for his leadership on health care issues, as well as his support of the Medicare temporary ambulance add-on payments. Senator Hatch also supported a system for collecting ambulance cost data utilizing a survey methodology that would likely result in usable information while preventing an undue burden on ambulance providers.

AAA President Mark Postma notes, “Senator Hatch has demonstrated outstanding leadership and dedication to health care and emergency medical services, both in Utah and across our country. The AAA is proud to present him with Legislative Recognition Award.”

Now in his seventh term as Utah’s senator, Orrin Hatch is the most senior Republican in the Senate. He is the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance. He is also a member (and former Chairman) of the Judiciary Committee; a member (and former Chairman) of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee; and a member of the Joint Committee on Taxation.

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About the American Ambulance Association

Founded in 1979, the AAA represents hundreds of ambulance services across the United States that participate in emergency and nonemergency care and medical transportation. The Association serves as a voice and clearinghouse for ambulance services, and views prehospital care not only as a public service, but also as an essential part of the total public health care system.

AAA Mission Statement

The mission of the American Ambulance Association is to promote health care policies that ensure excellence in the ambulance services industry and provide research, education, and communications programs to enable its members to effectively address the needs of the communities they serve.