“This is great news for Mississippi residents,” said Erik Rohde, president of Global Medical Response’s Southeast Region. “This further reinforces GMR’s commitment to patients in rural areas of Mississippi … Our patients have enough to worry about without receiving a balance bill. It is satisfying to know that Blue Cross Blue Shield continues to work with us and cover this life-saving service for its customers.”

Nearly 1.6 million (53 percent of the state’s population) Mississippi residents live in a rural area where access to a Level 1 or 2 trauma center can be more than an hour away, and emergency air medical transports serve as a safety network where access to care is limited due to the closure of the state’s rural hospitals. Global Medical Response companies provide tens of thousands of ground and air transports in Mississippi, all in support of its mission to provide care to the world at a moment’s notice.