Byline: William Jones; 1970-06-26; The Chicago Tribune; pages 15
Report: Private Ambulance Firms Exposé - Task Force - Chicago Tribune
Tags: investigation, posed as drivers, private ambulance companies
"Medicare officials ordered a crackdown yesterday against two Chicago ambulance companies named in a Tribune series for their improper treatment of the ill and injured. The companies, Mid-America Ambulance, 5651 Madison st., and Scully-Walton Services Inc., 15 N. Laramie av., were informed they can no longer transport elderly persons covered by the federal insurance program. . ."
Description:Two firms investigated by the Tribune are decertified for the transportation of elderly people by Medicare officials.
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