Kyle Adams reports in The Daily Mail Greene County Emergency Medical Systems, Inc., better known as Greene County Paramedics, is faced with an $82,000 workers compensation bill this year. When the county switched its workers compensation provider last July, the paramedics group was left out because it is a non-profit organization. Without the benefit of being in the county’s workers compensation pool, the cost of coverage jumped from $6,000 a year to $82,000. The organization is now appealing to the county for help. Greene County Parademics president Mark Evans said, “We will need some help here or we are going to have to go back and put this on the shoulders of the towns.” Greene County Legislator and Public Safety Committee Chairman William Lawrence said the county is “trying to come to an amicable solution to prevent the paramedic system from going under,” while working to keep the majority of the costs off the towns. In a county with no hospital and long travel times, Greene County Legislature Chairman Wayne Speenburgh said the paramedics are a particularly valuable service. In light of that, he said the workers compensation situation “warrants serious discussion.” Read the full story in The Daily Mail. NOTE: Lawrence is a WGXC 90.7-FM programmer.