Cottage Grove mayor asks surrounding cities to share costs for emergency services

Name: Cottage Grove mayor asks surrounding cities to share costs for emergency services
Uploaded: 2025-11-17T18:16:00-0600
Duration: 1 min 53 s
Description: The cost of emergency medical services is becoming unaffordable for some communities. A recent study found that up to 90% of emergency transports involve uninsured patients or those covered by Medicare and Medicaid. That means taxpayers pick up a lot of that bill. As Jason Rantala reports, a local mayor is now asking neighboring cities to pay up.

The cost of emergency medical services is becoming unaffordable for some communities. A recent study found that up to 90% of emergency transports involve uninsured patients or those covered by Medicare and Medicaid. That means taxpayers pick up a lot of that bill. As Jason Rantala reports, a local mayor is now asking neighboring cities to pay up.