Experts say 9-1-1 abuse may be costing America billions of dollars every year, paid ultimately through higher taxes and medical fees.  And yet in the current debate on health care, this costly problem has gone unnoticed.

The General who commanded relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Katrina says that it would have been easier to treat patients if they had been better prepared with the help of technology.

As a growing number of states implement enhanced 911 laws dictating caller location details to emergency personnel, providers of the service continue to support the movement toward a national standard.

An editorial from Urgent Communications calls for a stop to state and local governments raiding funds collected for emergency communications systems.