Pinellas: Residents can save money with ambulance membership

Enrollment is now open for 2024 Sunstar FirstCare Ambulance Membership 

• Membership covers 100% of expenses associated with deductibles and co-payments
• Membership covers 50% of medically necessary trips denied by insurance
• In 2022, the membership saved residents on average $175 per transport

Enrollment applications are open for the 2024 Sunstar FirstCare Ambulance Membership. Residents are encouraged to enroll now to receive a full year of financial help with out-of-pocket expenses for ambulance transportation.

The estimated average cost of a single ambulance transport is $943. Annual membership fees for the Sunstar FirstCare Ambulance Membership plan are $86 for a Single Membership and $129 for a Family Membership. Membership covers 100% of expenses associated with deductibles and co-payments and 50% of medically necessary trips denied by insurance. Uninsured members receive a 20% discount on medically necessary ambulance transportation.

In 2022, the membership plan saved residents an average of $175 per transport.

The Sunstar FirstCare Ambulance Membership is not an insurance plan. It is a Pinellas County Government program that works with an individual’s insurance company to minimize out-of-pocket ambulance expenses.

Completed applications with payment in full, received before the end of the calendar year, will be effective on Jan. 1. Completed applications with payment in full received after Jan. 1 will be effective on the postmark date. Applications can be found online at www.pinellas.gov/firstcare.

For more information and detailed plan coverage, call (727) 582-2008 or visit www.pinellas.gov/coverage.