Class Action Claims PHI Air Medical Charges ‘Excessive’ Prices for Hospital Air Lift Services

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PHI Air Medical, LLC is facing a proposed class action out of Arizona that claims the air ambulance company charges “arbitrary” prices to transport patients without their prior knowledge or consent. The plaintiff says she was exposed to “excessive” carbon monoxide while on vacation, presenting a health risk to her and her unborn baby, and was transported by helicopter to the hospital. The defendant then supposedly billed her a total of $57,374 for its services – a price the suit argues was never disclosed to her and to which she never agreed.

The complaint claims “no express agreement exists” between the defendant and proposed class members because most of the patients the company transports are “either unconscious or otherwise incapable of giving meaningful express or informed consent.” Instead of disclosing its pricing beforehand or attempting to negotiate, the defendant allegedly chooses to demand its “excessive” charges afterward, giving patients no choice but to pay or be subjected to debt collectors. The case argues that the defendant charges more than the “uniform, customary, and reasonable rate in each locality” and that its practices are unconstitutional.