It applies to authorized ground and air ambulance providers treating eligible military personnel, family members and retirees. The project could also help determine whether separate reimbursement should become a permanent part of the TRICARE ambulance payment system. Reimbursement cited as barrier to EMS blood programsAlthough military medical teams have used prehospital blood for years, the practice remains limited among civilian EMS agencies. Prehospital blood transfusion qualifies a transport for the ALS2 rate, but the blood product itself is not reimbursed separately. Would separate reimbursement for prehospital blood make your agency more likely to launch or expand a blood program?