Asbel Montes
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Solutions Group
Asbel Montes is co-founder and managing partner of Solutions Group, a healthcare reimbursement company based in Dallas, Texas. He chaired the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Advisory Committee on Ground Ambulance and Patient Billing from 2022 to 2024, and he leads the Solutions Group consulting practice.
About
Asbel has spent more than 25 years in EMS leadership and healthcare finance. Before co-founding Solutions Group, he served as vice president and then senior vice president at Acadian Ambulance Service from 2009 to 2021, where he led reimbursement and government affairs.
Recognized at the highest levels of government and enterprise health, he has served on two federal advisory committees, testified twice before the U.S. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, and spent more than a decade in national leadership roles with the American Ambulance Association. He has also held leadership roles with the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) and the National EMS Advisory Council (NEMSAC).
At Solutions Group, he spearheaded the creation of Black Ink, the company's technology for finding billable insurance coverage. He hosts The Leadership Lab podcast and is the author of In Plain Sight: Uncovering the Power of Grace Every Leader Needs (2026). Today he advises EMS agencies, hospitals and healthcare organizations on revenue cycle strategy, reimbursement and healthcare policy.
Federal and National Service
- Chairman, Advisory Committee on Ground Ambulance and Patient Billing, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2022 to 2024. Source: CMS
- Member, Air Ambulance and Patient Billing Advisory Committee, U.S. Department of Transportation, 2019 to 2022
- Chairman, Payment Reform Steering Committee, American Ambulance Association, 2017 to 2022 (co-chair, 2015 to 2016)
- Board Member, American Ambulance Association, 2010 to 2013 and 2021 to 2022
- Leadership Council, National Small Business Association, 2023 to 2024
Congressional Testimony
- "Assessing VA's Ability to Promptly Pay Non-VA Providers," House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Health, June 3, 2015. Hearing record
- "Access and Accountability: Examining Obstacles to High Quality Patient Care in Louisiana," House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Health, June 2016. Written testimony
Recognition
- EMS Visionary Award, American Ambulance Association, 2025, "for his innovative leadership in EMS policy, highlighted by his service to the AAA board and committees." Source: AAA
- President's Award, American Ambulance Association, 2016, for his work as co-chair of the Payment Reform Committee. Source: JEMS
What Industry Leaders Say
"During the past four decades of my professional life, I have had the opportunity to observe many leaders and watch their journeys both professionally and personally... But no leaders' journey has been more inspiring, more humbling, and faith affirming as that of Asbel Montes."
Published Work
- Book: In Plain Sight: Uncovering the Power of Grace Every Leader Needs, 2026 (ISBN 978-1-952144-25-7)
- Article: "Six Leadership Lessons to Build Bridges, Not Walls," JEMS, February 2025
- Book chapter: "Chapter 14: The Finance and Accounting Functions," co-authored with S. Caffery, in Management of Ambulance Services, edited by J. Lindsey, Prentice Hall, 2014
Selected Speaking
- "AI in Healthcare Finance," EDPMA Solutions Summit, 2026
- "From Hero to Guide: EMS as an Integrated Partner in Unscheduled Care," Atrium Health MIH and CP Conference, 2026
- "Mobile Healthcare in EMS and the Future of Financial Sustainability," Florida Department of Health, 2025
- "The Intersection of Politics and Healthcare Policy," American Ambulance Association Annual Conference, 2023
- "Denials, Management, Charge Capturing and Revenue Cycle," Becker's Health IT + Revenue Cycle Conference, 2019
Professional Memberships
American Ambulance Association, Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), National EMS Management Association (NEMSMA), National Association of EMTs (NAEMT), Emergency Department Practice Management Association (EDPMA), National Small Business Association
Consulting with Asbel
Asbel leads Solutions Group consulting for EMS agencies and healthcare providers:
- Revenue cycle consulting: find where reimbursement is being lost and build the plan to recover it.
- RCM assessments: an outside review of how your revenue cycle performs today.
- Government relations: local, state and federal strategy, informed by years of federal advisory work.
- Educational partnerships: webinars, speaking and custom educational content for your teams and members.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Asbel Montes?
Asbel Montes is co-founder and managing partner of Solutions Group, a healthcare reimbursement company in Dallas, Texas. He chaired the federal Advisory Committee on Ground Ambulance and Patient Billing from 2022 to 2024.
What federal committees has Asbel Montes served on?
He chaired the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Advisory Committee on Ground Ambulance and Patient Billing (2022 to 2024) and served on the U.S. Department of Transportation Air Ambulance and Patient Billing Advisory Committee (2019 to 2022).
What does Asbel Montes consult on?
Revenue cycle strategy, ambulance and EMS reimbursement, healthcare payment policy and government relations, for EMS agencies and healthcare providers.
How do I book Asbel Montes to speak?
Speaking requests go through asbelmontes.com/speaking-and-keynotes.
More from Asbel
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