This section of the web site will provide key background information about MASA. Look here first for a high level overview of why MASA, MASA history, our service overview, how MASA works and company milestones.



MASA—Medical Air Services Association, meets many vital needs in healthcare today:

• The average cost of an air ambulance is $8,000 and could cost as much as $50,000 – paid in advance!
• Few health insurance policies pay for any part of an air ambulance bill
• Commercial airlines have many restrictions regarding medical patients as passengers
• Federal regulations do not govern the quality of ambulance service

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In our founder’s own words, here is how MASA came to be…
“When we created Medical Air Services Association, (MASA), our intention was to make air ambulance travel affordable to the average person in the United States of America. Little did we know that we would, more than 30 years later, have members from the farthest corners of the Western Hemisphere and that we would have six companies with more than a dozen offices located throughout the United States, Mexico and the Caribbean.”

• Emergency air transportation • Helicopter • Ground ambulance • Return transportation • Recuperation/Repatriation • Escort transportation • Non-injury transportation • Minor children/grandchildren return • Mortal remains transport • Vehicle return • Organ retrieval and organ recipient transportation • World wide coverage

The MASA service moves into action with a single toll-free phone call by the member, family members, physicians or medical personnel. The person placing the call need only supply the member’s name and membership number, which can be found on the MASA membership card.

Year	Event
1974	Rural Health Organization is formed with two employees as an HMO offering an air ambulance benefit.
1985	Name changed to Medical Air Services Association (MASA) offering the world’s first pre-paid emergency air ambulance service.
1987	Headquarters moved from Oklahoma City to Grapevine, Texas
1990	Caribbean operations initiated in St. Thomas, USVI
1992	MASA of Florida is formed and licensed under the Limited Health Services Organization Act of Florida. MASA International is licensed by the division of Banking and Insurance of the United States Virgin Islands
1994	MASA de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. was established to provide service in Mexico
1998	Completed construction on world headquarters in Southlake, Texas to provide an administrative nucleus for all operations which includes 12 international offices and more than 70 employees
2005	Agreement is reached with the VFW to provide new membership accessible in private or VA hospitals

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